商店|しょうてんshouten[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounshop; store; firm
   この地域ちいきは商店しょうてんが多おおい。↗

   There are many stores in this area.

• Synonym店舗てんぽWrittenWritten/formal word for the premises or establishment itself, common in commercial statistics; 「商店」 is a shop that sells goods.
• SynonymストアNeutralLoanword used mostly in store names and store categories, as in 「ドラッグストア」; 「商店」 sounds more traditional and formal.
• SynonymショップNeutralLoanword for shops in general, especially boutiques and specialty shops, as in 「ショップ店員」; 「商店」 sounds more traditional.
• Synonym店みせNeutralThe everyday, most common word for any shop, restaurants included; 「商店」 is more written and typical of 「商店街」.
• Related販売店はんばいてんNeutralA store that sells a particular product, as in 「家電販売店」 or 「正規販売店」; 「商店」 is a general shop.

Say 「店」 in everyday speech. 「商店」 suits written prose and compounds like 「商店街」. Use 「店舗」 for the premises, 「ショップ」 or 「ストア」 for loanword contexts, and 「販売店」 for shops selling a particular product.

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1. 商品しょうひんを売うる店みせ。