お店
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Meanings
1
Polite term for a commercial establishment; often used when speaking respectfully about someone else's business or in customer service contexts.
See also: 店
The cakes at that shop are very delicious.
Excuse me, is there a store nearby?
Usage patterns
- お店を開くto open a shop/business
I'm planning to open a shop near the station next month.
- お店を経営するto run/manage a shop
She runs a small café shop.
- お店で働くto work at a shop
When I was a university student, I worked at that shop.
- お店の人に聞くto ask a shop's staff (something)
I didn't know my size, so I asked the shop staff.