個こ人じん商しょう店てん

noun

privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store

Refers to a small, independently owned shop, often family-run, as opposed to a chain or large corporation.

• この通とおりには個こ人じん商しょう店てんがたくさん並ならんでいる。

  There are many privately run stores along this street.

• 祖そ父ふは長なが年ねん、個こ人じん商しょう店てんを営いとなんでいた。

  My grandfather ran a mom-and-pop store for many years.