店みせ屋や

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や

JLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

store; shop

General term for a retail store or shop.

あの店みせ屋やはいつも混こんでいる。

That store is always crowded.

駅えき前まえに新あたらしい店みせ屋やができた。

A new shop opened in front of the station.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に店みせ屋やがあるthere is a shop in 〈place〉
この道みちの角かどに小ちいさな店みせ屋やがある。
There's a small shop on the corner of this street.
店みせ屋やを出だすto open/start a shop
彼かれは駅えき前まえに店みせ屋やを出だすつもりだ。
He plans to open a shop in front of the station.

Kanji

店store, shop
屋roof, house, shop

Related words

店みせN5
店 is the everyday, shorter word for a shop, while 店屋 is a less common, slightly old-fashioned way of saying the same thing.
商しょう店てんN2
商店 is a more formal term used in business or official contexts, whereas 店屋 is a plainer, everyday word for a shop.
店てん舗ぽN1
店舗 emphasizes the physical premises of a business in formal or written contexts, while 店屋 is a casual spoken term for a shop.

Counted with

軒けんN4
counter for buildings (esp. houses) · suffix for pen names, stage names, etc.

Built from

店みせ+屋や

Written forms

店みせ屋やUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling for this noun.
みせやUsage4%
Kana spelling; used when the kanji is not needed or for clarity.

Etymology

Compound of 店 (みせ, 'store') and 屋 (や, 'shop' or 'dealer'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern for naming types of shops.