empty store; vacant store
Refers to a shop or commercial space that is currently unoccupied or not in use.
The number of vacant stores on this street is increasing.
空き店を改装して新しいカフェを開く予定だ。
We plan to renovate the empty store and open a new café.
Standard kanji spelling for 'empty/vacant store'.
Rarely used kanji form; 空き店 is strongly preferred.
Compound of 空き (あき, 'empty, vacant') and 店 (みせ, 'store, shop').