No. 1,329 in Japanese
開店
"Opening of a shop or store."
In a sentence
その店は今朝開店したばかりです。
That shop just opened this morning.
Here, '開店' describes the action of opening a store at a specific time point.
パン屋は毎日朝8時に開店します。
The bakery opens at 8 AM every day.
In this sentence, '開店' indicates the scheduled event of the bakery opening at a regular time.
雨のために開店が遅れています。
The opening of the store is delayed due to the rain.
Here, '開店' refers to the planned opening act that has been postponed, emphasizing the setup for the store being ready to receive customers.
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