店頭
Meanings
1
shopfront; storefront; shop entrance area
Refers to the front of a shop, the area near the entrance, or the shop window. Often used in contexts like 店頭に並ぶ (appear in stores) or 店頭販売 (over-the-counter sales).
The new product will appear in stores next month.
They were handing out samples at the shop entrance.
2
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
over-the-counter; OTC
Finance term used in expressions like 店頭取引 (over-the-counter trading) or 店頭市場 (OTC market).
This stock is traded on the over-the-counter market.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉が店頭に並ぶfor something to appear on store shelves / go on sale in stores
The new product appeared on store shelves.
- 〈物〉が店頭で取引されるfor something to be traded over-the-counter
This stock is traded over-the-counter.
- 店頭で〈物〉を販売するto sell something at the storefront/in-store
This shop sells tickets at the storefront.
- 店頭に立つto stand at the shop front serving customers
He stands at the shop front serving customers every day.