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Table of Contents

1. General Shopping Words

2. Clothing & Accessories

3. Food & Groceries

4. Electronics & Home Goods

5. General & Adjectives

6. Verbs & Phrases

7. Counting & Quantifiers

8. In-Store People & Roles

9. Shopping-Related Concepts

10. Locations in a Store

Japanese shopping vocabulary is your key to navigating stores, markets, and malls across Japan with ease. Whether you’re bargaining at a local shop, exploring a department store, or simply asking for sizes and prices, knowing these 330+ essential words will make your shopping experience smoother, more enjoyable, and culturally enriching. Let’s discover with Mazii!

Japanese Shopping Vocabulary: 330+ Must-Know Words

General Shopping Words


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



買い物



kaimono



shopping





mise



store



百貨店



hyakkaten



department store



スーパー



sūpā



supermarket



コンビニ



konbini



convenience store



市場



ichiba



market



レジ



reji



cash register



お会計



okaikei



the bill / payment



お金



okane



money



現金



genkin



cash



クレジットカード



kurejitto kādo



credit card



支払い



shiharai



payment



税金



zeikin



tax



税込



zeikomi



tax included



税抜



zeinuki



tax excluded



値段



nedan



price



安い



yasui



cheap



高い



takai



expensive



セール



sēru



sale



割引



waribiki



discount



半額



hangaku



half price



お得



otoku



good deal



無料



muryō



free (of charge)



商品



shōhin



product



品物



shinamono



goods



買う



kau



to buy



売る



uru



to sell



探す



sagasu



to look for



見る



miru



to look / see



試着



shichaku



to try on (clothes)



返品



henpin



return (goods)



交換



kōkan



exchange





fukuro



bag



レシート



reshīto



receipt



ポイントカード



pointo kādo



point card



領収書



ryōshūsho



receipt (for business)



サービス



sābisu



service



お土産



omiyage



souvenir



贈答品



zōtōhin



gift item



買うものリスト



kau mono risuto



shopping list



予約



yoyaku



reservation



注文



chūmon



order


Clothing & Accessories


Kana



Romaji



Meaning





fuku



clothes



Tシャツ



tīshatsu



T-shirt



シャツ



shatsu



shirt



パンツ



pantsu



pants



ズボン



zubon



trousers



スカート



sukāto



skirt



ワンピース



wanpīsu



one-piece dress



ジャケット



jaketto



jacket



コート



kōto



coat



セーター



sētā



sweater



パーカー



pāka



hoodie



ジーンズ



jīnz



jeans



下着



shitagi



underwear



靴下



kutsushita



socks





kutsu



shoes



サンダル



sandaru



sandals



スニーカー



sunīkā



sneakers



帽子



bōshi



hat



マフラー



mafurā



muffler / scarf



手袋



tebukuro



gloves



ネクタイ



nekutai



necktie



ベルト



beruto



belt



バッグ



baggu



bag



財布



saifu



wallet



腕時計



udedokei



wristwatch



アクセサリー



akusesarī



accessory



イヤリング



iyaringu



earrings



指輪



yubiwa



ring



ネックレス



nekkuresu



necklace



サイズ



saizu



size





iro



color



素材



sozai



material



デザイン



dezain



design





gara



pattern



試着室



shichakushitsu



fitting room


Food & Groceries


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



食料品



shokuryōhin



foodstuff



食料



shokuryō



food



野菜



yasai



vegetables



果物



kudamono



fruit





niku



meat





sakana



fish





tamago



egg



乳製品



nyūseihin



dairy products



牛乳



gyūnyū



milk



パン



pan



bread



ご飯



gohan



cooked rice





kome



rice (uncooked)





men



noodles



飲料



inryō



beverages





mizu



water



お茶



ocha



tea



ジュース



jūsu



juice



お菓子



okashi



sweets / snacks



デザート



dezāto



dessert



醤油



shōyu



soy sauce



味噌



miso



miso





shio



salt



砂糖



satō



sugar





su



vinegar





abura



oil



香辛料



kōshinryō



spices



調味料



chōmiryō



seasoning



冷凍食品



reitō shokuhin



frozen food



缶詰



kanzume



canned food



瓶詰



binzume



bottled food



生鮮食品



seisen shokuhin



fresh food



日用品



nichiyōhin



daily necessities


Electronics & Home Goods


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



電化製品



denkaseihin



electronic appliances



家電



kaden



home electronics



パソコン



pasokon



PC



スマートフォン



sumātofon



smartphone



テレビ



terebi



television



カメラ



kamera



camera



冷蔵庫



reizōko



refrigerator



洗濯機



sentakuki



washing machine



掃除機



sōjiki



vacuum cleaner



電子レンジ



denshi renji



microwave oven



炊飯器



suihanki



rice cooker



ドライヤー



doraiyā



hair dryer



扇風機



senpūki



electric fan



エアコン



eakon



air conditioner



携帯電話



keitai denwa



mobile phone



充電器



jūdenki



charger



電池



denchi



battery



家具



kagu



furniture





tsukue



desk



椅子



isu



chair



ベッド



beddo



bed





tana



shelf



本棚



hondana



bookshelf



カーテン



kāten



curtain



タオル



taoru



towel



布団



futon



Japanese futon / comforter





makura



pillow





sara



plate



茶碗



chawan



rice bowl



コップ



koppu



cup





hashi



chopsticks



スプーン



supūn



spoon



フォーク



fōku



fork





nabe



pot



フライパン



furaipan



frying pan



包丁



hōchō



kitchen knife


General & Adjectives


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



新しい



atarashī



new



古い



furui



old



大きい



ōkii



big



小さい



chīsai



small



長い



nagai



long



短い



mijikai



short



広い



hiroi



wide / spacious



狭い



semai



narrow / small



多い



ōi



many / a lot



少ない



sukunai



few / a little



重い



omoi



heavy



軽い



karui



light



綺麗



kirei



beautiful / clean



汚い



kitanai



dirty



美味しい



oishii



delicious



まずい



mazui



bad-tasting



便利な



benrina



convenient



不便な



fubenna



inconvenient



簡単な



kantanna



simple / easy



難しい



muzukashii



difficult



忙しい



isogashii



busy



暇な



himana



free (time)



早い



hayai



fast / early



遅い



osoi



slow / late



近い



chikai



near



遠い



tōi



far



素晴らしい



subarashii



wonderful



素敵な



sutekina



lovely / great



大切な



taisetsuna



important



安全な



anzenna



safe



危険な



kikenna



dangerous



優しい



yasashii



kind / gentle



怖い



kowai



scary



楽しい



tanoshī



fun



嬉しい



ureshii



happy



悲しい



kanashii



sad



怒る



okoru



to get angry



驚く



odoroku



to be surprised



疲れる



tsukareru



to get tired



眠い



nemui



sleepy



緊張する



kinchō suru



to be nervous


Verbs & Phrases


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



入る



hairu



to enter



出る



deru



to exit



行く



iku



to go



来る



kuru



to come



戻る



modoru



to return



始める



hajimeru



to start



終わる



owaru



to end



開ける



akeru



to open



閉める



shimeru



to close



持つ



motsu



to hold / to have



使う



tsukau



to use



払う



harau



to pay



渡す



watasu



to hand over



受け取る



uketoru



to receive



申し込む



mōshikomu



to apply



相談する



sōdan suru



to consult



尋ねる



tazuneru



to ask / inquire



教える



oshieru



to teach / to tell



覚える



oboeru



to remember



忘れる



wasureru



to forget



わかる



wakaru



to understand



見つける



mitsukeru



to find



なくす



nakusu



to lose



壊す



kowasu



to break



修理する



shūri suru



to repair



注文する



chūmon suru



to order



予約する



yoyaku suru



to reserve



試す



tamesu



to try out



楽しむ



tanoshimu



to enjoy



助ける



tasukeru



to help



困る



komaru



to be in trouble



気に入る



ki ni iru



to like / to be pleased with



決める



kimeru



to decide



選ぶ



erabu



to choose



待つ



matsu



to wait



急ぐ



isogu



to hurry



遅れる



okureru



to be late



間に合う



ma ni au



to be on time



準備する



junbi suru



to prepare



計画する



keikaku suru



to plan


Counting & Quantifiers


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



一つ



hitotsu



one (general)



二つ



futatsu



two (general)



三つ



mittsu



three (general)



四つ



yottsu



four (general)



五つ



itsutsu



five (general)



六つ



muttsu



six (general)



七つ



nanatsu



seven (general)



八つ



yattsu



eight (general)



九つ



kokonotsu



nine (general)







ten (general)



一個



ikko



one (small round thing)



二個



niko



two (small round things)



一本



ippon



one (long, thin thing)



二本



nihon



two (long, thin things)



一枚



ichimai



one (flat, thin thing)



二枚



nimai



two (flat, thin things)



一冊



issatsu



one (book-like thing)



二冊



nisatsu



two (book-like things)



一足



issoku



one pair (of shoes/socks)



二足



nisoku



two pairs (of shoes/socks)



一着



icchaku



one (piece of clothing)



二着



nichaku



two (pieces of clothing)



一階



ikkai



first floor



二階



nikai



second floor



一円



ichien



one yen



百円



hyakuen



one hundred yen



千円



sen'en



one thousand yen



一万円



ichiman'en



ten thousand yen



全部



zenbu



all



少し



sukoshi



a little



たくさん



takusan



a lot



いくら



ikura



how much? (price)



何個



nanko



how many? (small round things)



何本



nanbon



how many? (long, thin things)



何枚



nanmai



how many? (flat, thin things)



何人



nannin



how many people?



何時



nanji



what time?



いつ



itsu



when?



どこ



doko



where?



どれ



dore



which one?



どれくらい



dore kurai



how long? / how much?


In-Store People & Roles


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



店員



ten'in



store clerk



店長



tenchō



store manager



お客さん



okyakusan



customer



買い物客



kaimono-kyaku



shopper



警備員



keibiin



security guard



案内所



annaijo



information desk



従業員



jūgyōin



employee



売り場



uriba



sales floor / counter



専門家



senmonka



specialist



係員



kakariin



person in charge



担当者



tantōsha



person in charge



受付



uketsuke



reception



売り子



uriko



salesperson



サービスカウンター



sābisu kauntā



service counter


Shopping-Related Concepts


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



品切れ



shinagire



out of stock



在庫



zaiko



stock / inventory



新発売



shinhatsubai



new release



限定品



genteihin



limited edition item



期間限定



kikan gentei



limited time offer



お一人様



ohitori-sama



one person only



詰め合わせ



tsumeawase



assortment / variety pack



ギフトラッピング



gifuto rappingu



gift wrapping



配達



haitatsu



delivery



宅配便



takuhaibin



home delivery service



送料



sōryō



shipping fee



代金引換



daikin hikikae



cash on delivery



決済



kessai



settlement of accounts



ポイント



pointo



points (reward system)



会員



kaiin



member



会員証



kaiinshō



membership card



免税店



menzeiten



duty-free shop



消費者



shōhisha



consumer



生産者



seisan-sha



producer



広告



kōkoku



advertisement



クーポン



kūpon



coupon



割引券



waribikiken



discount coupon



景品



keihin



free gift / prize



抽選



chūsen



lottery / drawing



特典



tokuten



special benefit


Locations in a Store


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



売り場



uriba



sales floor / section



フロア



furoa



floor



レジ



reji



cash register



試食コーナー



shishoku kōnā



food tasting corner



試着室



shichakushitsu



fitting room



エレベーター



erebētā



elevator



エスカレーター



esukarētā



escalator



階段



kaidan



stairs



地下



chika



basement



駐車場



chūshajō



parking lot



入口



iriguchi



entrance



出口



deguchi



exit



トイレ



toire



toilet / restroom



休憩所



kyūkeijo



rest area



喫煙所



kitsuenjo



smoking area



案内所



annaijo



information desk



授乳室



junyūshitsu



nursing room



おむつ替え台



omutsu-gae dai



diaper changing table


Learning Japanese shopping vocabulary not only helps you buy what you need but also deepens your cultural connection with everyday life in Japan. With these 330+ words, you’ll be ready to explore supermarkets, boutiques, and traditional markets confidently. fun, immersive experience in language and culture.

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