看板を読もう「営業時間と定休日」

Check what time a shop is open, and, as many shops and facilities close on a designated day each week, which day it' s closed.

Business hours

Key expressions:

時間 jikan (time; hour)

営業時間 eigyō jikan (business hours)

24時間営業 nijūyojikan eigyō (open 24 hours)

Holidays

Key character: 休 kyū (holiday; rest)

Key expressions:

定休 teikyū (regular holiday)

定休日 teikyūbi (closed on [day of the week])

E.g. 定休日：日曜日 Teikyūbi: Nichiyōbi (Closed Sundays)

無休 mukyū / 定休日：なし teikyūbi: nashi / 年中無休 nenjū mukyū (no regular holiday, open 365 days a year)

↑お知らせ o-shirase (notice)

誠に勝手ながら毎週 土曜日を、定休日とさせて頂きます

makoto ni katte nagara maishū doyōbi wo, teikyūbi to sasete itadakimasu (Though very selfish of us, we will be closed every Saturday)

*勝手ながら katte nagara (though selfish)

Often used apologetically when notifying someone of an action or decision that might displease or inconvenience them.