Translation guide
A large retail store with multiple departments selling a wide variety of goods. In Japanese, the most common term is デパート, but 百貨店 is also used, especially in formal contexts.
The most common way to refer to a department store in everyday conversation.
The most common and casual term for a department store. Used in everyday speech.
週末にデパートに行きました。
I went to the department store on the weekend.
A more formal term for department store, often used in business or official contexts.
あの百貨店は高級ブランドが多い。
That department store has many luxury brands.