Japanese

しょうてんがい
Meaning: shopping street; shopping district
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

商
店
街

Example sentences

The local shopping street is crowded with families on holidays.
平日の商店街は閑散としている。
The shopping street is quiet on weekdays.
商店街の福引きで、豪華な景品が当たった。
I won a luxurious prize in the shopping street's lucky draw.
祭りの日は、商店街が多くの人でにぎわう。
On festival days, the shopping district is bustling with many people.
休日の商店街は、多くの買い物客で賑わっている。
The shopping street is crowded with many shoppers on holidays.
商店街の福引きで一等賞のハワイ旅行が当たった。
I won first prize, a trip to Hawaii, in the shopping district's lottery.
昔ながらの店屋が並ぶ商店街を歩いた
I walked through a shopping street lined with old-fashioned shops.
かつての賑わいが嘘のように、商店街は今や秋風索莫としている。
The shopping district, once bustling, now feels desolate as if its former prosperity was just a dream.

Usage Notes

Refers to a street or area lined with various small shops, often forming a local community hub.

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