noun
supermarket
A large self-service grocery store. Often abbreviated to スーパー in casual speech.
週末にスーパーマーケットで買い物をした。
I went shopping at the supermarket on the weekend.
このスーパーマーケットは夜10時まで開いている。
This supermarket is open until 10 p.m.
Common abbreviation of スーパーマーケット. Also used for other 'super' concepts (e.g., スーパーマン, スーパーコンピューター).
Convenience store; smaller, with longer hours and a different product range than a supermarket.
Department store; sells a wide range of goods including clothing and household items, not primarily groceries.
Loanword from English 'supermarket'.