noun
merchant's home
Historical term for a dwelling that also served as a merchant's place of business. Not used in modern Japanese for a regular shop.
See also: お店
江戸時代には、商人が店に住みながら商売をしていた。
In the Edo period, merchants lived in their merchant homes while running their businesses.
noun
rented home
Archaic term for a rented residence. This meaning is obsolete in modern Japanese.
See also: お店
昔は、長屋の店を借りて住む職人が多かった。
In the past, many craftsmen lived in rented homes in tenement houses.
noun
Abbreviation of 見世棚 (みせだな). An archaic or literary term for a shop, originally referring to the display shelves. In modern Japanese, 店 (みせ) is the standard word.
See also: 見世棚
「店」を「たな」と読むのは、古い言い方です。
Reading 店 as たな is an old-fashioned way of saying 'shop'.
The full historical term from which 店 (たな) was abbreviated. Literally 'display shelves'.
Originally referred to shelves (棚) used for displaying goods. The 'shop' sense is an abbreviation of 見世棚 (みせだな). The reading たな is now archaic.