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How to talk about the time a business, event, or activity ends for the day in Japanese.
The fixed time when a shop, restaurant, or facility closes for the day.
Standard term for the closing time of a store or restaurant. Used in signs, announcements, and conversation.
閉店時間は何時ですか。
What time is closing time?
閉店時間が近づくと、店内アナウンスが流れます。
When closing time approaches, an in-store announcement is played.
More formal, often used in business contexts or official documents. Literally 'business end time'.
営業終了時間は午後8時です。
Closing time is 8 p.m.
Noun meaning 'closing of a store'. Often used in phrases like 閉店まで (until closing) or 閉店後 (after closing).
閉店まであと30分です。
It's 30 minutes until closing time.
閉店間際に駆け込んだ。
I rushed in just before closing time.
Casual, conversational way to ask or state when a place closes. Uses the verb 閉まる (to close, intransitive).
この店、閉まる時間は何時？
What time does this shop close?
The last time customers are allowed to enter or order, often before actual closing.
Commonly used in restaurants and bars for 'last order'. Often abbreviated as ラスト (last).
ラストオーダーは10時です。
Last order is at 10.
ラストオーダー終了しました。
Last orders have finished.
Used for facilities like museums or attractions, meaning 'last admission time'.
最終入店時間は閉館の30分前です。
Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.
The scheduled finish time of a meeting, class, party, or other non-business event.
General term for 'ending time' of an event, class, or activity.
会議の終了時間は5時です。
The meeting's closing time is 5 o'clock.
試験の終了時間まであと10分です。
There are 10 minutes left until the exam ends.
Casual way to ask or state when something ends. Uses the verb 終わる (to end).
パーティーが終わる時間は？
What time does the party end?
The legally mandated time when pubs must close, often with a sense of last drinks.
Same as for shops, but context makes it clear. Often used with パブ (pub) or バー (bar).
イギリスのパブの閉店時間は早い。
Closing time for British pubs is early.
閉める (shimeru) is transitive and means 'to close (something)'. For a store closing, use the intransitive 閉まる (shimaru) or the noun 閉店 (heiten). Saying 店を閉める時間 implies someone is physically closing the shop, not the scheduled closing time.
To ask a staff member, you can say: すみません、何時までですか？ (Sumimasen, nanji made desu ka?) – 'Excuse me, until what time are you open?' This is more natural than directly asking for 'closing time'.
閉店時間は何時ですか。
What time is closing time?
閉店間際に着きました。
We arrived just before closing time.
閉店時間は午後10時です。
Closing time is 10 p.m.
Often used in izakaya or casual dining to indicate the kitchen is closing. Similar to 'last orders'.
すみません、オーダーストップです。
Sorry, the kitchen is closed.
In bars, 'last order' is the practical equivalent of closing time for customers.
ラストオーダーです。おかわりいかがですか。
Last orders! Would you like another?