How to say "boutique" in Japanese

• ブティックCommon
  no-adjectiveThe common word for the shop sense of 'boutique': a small shop selling fashionable clothes and accessories. When you mean the shop itself, this is the natural choice.
• 服飾店ふくしょくてん
  nounA general word for a shop selling clothes — really 'clothing store' or 'dress shop'. It is less common, and as a rendering of 'boutique' it is seldom the word you want.
• 特化型とっかがた
  no-adjectiveCovers the adjectival sense of 'boutique', as in 'boutique firm': specialized, focusing on one narrow field. It is less common and is not a word for a shop; use it when 'boutique' means 'specialist'.

For a small fashionable clothes shop use 「ブティック」; 服飾店 is a broader, less common 'clothing store' word; 特化型 translates the adjectival 'boutique' meaning 'specialized', as of a niche firm.

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• ブティックboutique
• 服飾店ふくしょくてんclothing store
• 特化型とっかがたspecialized