How to Say "Clothing Store" in Japanese

服屋

fukuya

The English phrase 'clothing store' is translated into Japanese as 服屋 (fukuya).

The term 服屋 is used to describe a shop where people can buy clothes.

How do you pronounce it?

fukuya

The character 服 in 服屋 is also used in the word 服用, which refers to taking medicine, illustrating how a single character can bridge the gap between 'clothing' and 'consumption'.
While 服屋 is a general term, Japanese uses highly specific words for different types of clothing stores, such as 呉服屋 specifically for traditional kimono shops.
The suffix 屋 in 服屋 doesn't just mean 'store', but can also refer to the person who owns or works there, similar to how 'smith' denotes both a trade and a practitioner.

服屋さんを探してるんです。
I'm looking for a clothing store.
This sentence is useful for expressing that you are looking for a 服屋.
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京都駅周辺には多くの呉服屋があります。 (Kyōto-eki shūhen ni wa ōku no gofukuya ga arimasu)
There are many traditional clothing stores around Kyoto Station.
名古屋駅前に大きなファッションストアができたみたいですね。(Nagoya-eki mae ni ōkina fasshon sutoa ga dekita mitai desu ne)
It seems like a big fashion store opened in front of Nagoya Station, doesn't it?
あの服屋は、いつも混んでいますね。
Ano fukuya wa, itsumo konde imasu ne.
That clothing store is always crowded, isn't it?
駅の近くに新しい服屋ができた。
Eki no chikaku ni atarashii fukuya ga dekita.
A new clothing store opened near the station.

Daito and Yui are walking in a shopping district.

大翔 Hiroto

結衣、あそこの服屋に入ってみない？
Yui, asoko no fukuya ni haitte minai?
Yui, why don't we try going into that clothing store?
結衣 Yui

いいですね。私も服が欲しいです。
Ii desu ne. Watashi mo fuku ga hoshii desu.
That sounds good. I want some clothes too.
大翔 Hiroto

おしゃれな服がたくさんありそうだよ。
Oshare na fuku ga takusan ari sou da yo.
It looks like they have a lot of stylish clothes.
結衣 Yui

本当だ。早く入りましょう。
Hontou da. Hayaku hairimashou.
You're right. Let's go in quickly.

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