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How to Say ‘FamilyMart’ in Japanese

ファミリーマート

famirii maato

[fah-mee-ree maa-toh]

💬 Usage Tip: [ファミリーマート] is long, so many people casually say [ファミマ]. Japanese short nicknames are everywhere.

🇯🇵 In Japan: [ファミリーマート] is well known for [ファミチキ], one of Japan's most famous convenience store hot snacks.

Phrase Breakdown

ファミリー

famirii

[fah-mee-ree]

family

The first part of FamilyMart written in katakana, sounding like family.

Example

ファミリーのような店で、ファミリーマートは入りやすいです。

FamilyMart feels easy to enter, like a family-friendly store.

マート

maato

[maa-toh]

mart

The second part of FamilyMart, from the English word mart.

Example

このマートはファミリーマートです。

This mart is FamilyMart.

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