店・見世|みせmise[2]odaka (tail-high)
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- nounstore; shop; establishment; restaurant
- Synonym店舗てんぽNeutralNeutral in register; used for the premises as a place of business, often in business or statistical contexts, e.g. 「店舗数」.
- SynonymストアNeutralLoanword used mostly in store names and compounds, e.g. 「コンビニエンスストア」.
- SynonymショップNeutralLoanword for fashion and specialty shops, e.g. 「ペットショップ」; sounds trendier than 「店」.
- Synonym商店しょうてんNeutralA shop that sells goods; slightly more formal than 「店」 and used mostly for retail shops, as in 「商店街」.
- Related店屋みせやCasualOld-fashioned colloquial word for a shop; can also refer specifically to a place selling food, as in 「店屋物」.
- Related販売店はんばいてんNeutralA shop selling particular goods, e.g. 「正規販売店」; the emphasis is on the sales channel.
Default to 「店」. Use 「店舗」 for business or statistical talk about outlets, 「ショップ」 for trendy specialty or fashion shops, 「商店」 when a slightly formal word for retail shops fits, and 「販売店」 for shops as sales channels of particular goods.
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