閉店

へいてん

closing up shop (for the day)

Also:stopping business

What does 閉店 mean?

閉店 is a Japanese noun meaning closing up shop (for the day) in English. It can also be translated as stopping business depending on context. It is written as 閉店 in kanji, へいてん in hiragana, and heiten in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この店はいつも8時に閉店する。

This store always closes at eight.