ショッピング

shopping
nounBeginnerLoanword from Englishshopping
informal

The act of buying goods, especially for leisure.

新しい服を買うためにショッピングをした。

I went shopping to buy new clothes.

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Often used with the verb 行く (to go) as in ショッピングに行く.

Collocations

ショッピングモールshopping mallショッピングバッグshopping bagショッピングセンターshopping center

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Related Phrases

オンラインショッピングphrase
online shopping
ショッピングリストphrase
shopping list

💡Pro Tip

Particle choice

When you intend to go shopping, use the particle に: ショッピングに行く. When describing the activity itself, use する: ショッピングをする.

Gold Rule

Avoid redundancy

Do not say "買い物ショッピング"; choose either the native term 買い物 or the loanword ショッピング.

📖Word Origin

Borrowed from English "shopping" during the post‑war period, adapted to Japanese phonology as ショッピング.

📝Usage Notes

Used for leisure or casual buying; more fashionable or Western‑style than the native term 買い物. Commonly appears with 行く (to go) or する (to do).

Word Breakdown

ショッピング
shopping (loanword)
root
和英辞典