商しょう店てん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

shop; store; small commercial firm

A general noun for a retail shop or small business establishment. It is common in compounds and business names, such as 商店街 or 田中商店.

〈人ひと〉が商しょう店てんを経けい営えいするfor someone to run a shop
彼かれは駅えき前まえで小ちいさな商しょう店てんを経けい営えいしている。
He runs a small shop near the station.
商しょう店てんを開ひらくto open a shop
祖そ父ふはこの町まちで商しょう店てんを開ひらいた。
My grandfather opened a shop in this town.
商しょう店てんを継つぐto take over/inherit a family shop
息子むすこが父ちちの商しょう店てんを継つぐことになった。
The son ended up taking over his father's shop.
商しょう店てんに勤つとめるto work at a shop
彼かの女じょは近きん所じょの商しょう店てんに勤つとめている。
She works at a shop in the neighborhood.

店みせN5
店 is the everyday, conversational word for a shop, while 商店 sounds more formal or businesslike, often used in official or written contexts.
店てん舗ぽN1
店舗 is a formal business term emphasizing the physical retail location, whereas 商店 refers more generally to the shop as a commercial establishment.
ショップN3
ショップ is a casual, modern loanword for a shop (often a boutique or specialty store), while 商店 has a more traditional, businesslike tone.
駄だ菓が子し屋や
商店 is a generic, neutral word for any small shop, whereas 駄菓子屋 specifically evokes a nostalgic, child-oriented candy store.

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店みせ屋や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.
大おお店だな
商店 is a generic word for any shop, whereas 大店 specifically denotes a large or prominent shop.
ストア
商店 refers to a traditional small shop, while ストア suggests a modern or Western-style store.

商しょう社しゃN2
商社 is a trading company that buys and sells goods on a corporate scale, whereas 商店 is a small retail shop selling directly to consumers.
商しょう店てん街がいN3
商店 means a single shop or store, while 商店街 refers to a whole street or district made up of many such shops.
焦しょう点てんN2
商店 (しょうてん, 'shop, store') is a homophone of 焦点 but has a completely different meaning, so context is needed to distinguish them.

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

A Sino-Japanese compound: 商 means commerce or trade, and 店 means shop or store. The spelling transparently matches the modern meaning.