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Basic Vocabulary

STORES

(or ) depāto (or hyakkaten) department store

sūpā supermarket

konbini convenience
store
(or ) hon’ya (or shoten) bookstore

reji cashier

ten’in store clark

tenchō store manager

kyaku customers,
shoppers

CULTURE NOTE Convenient Konbini

In Japan, convenience stores are called konbini.

Wherever you are, in Japan, you can see some konbini
such as 7-Eleven, Lawson, or Family Mart. In cities, you
can find one every few blocks. Like the 7-Elevens in the

U.S., konbini sell prepared foods, drinks, toiletries, over-
the-counter drugs, and stationery, but they offer more.