店みせじまい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

closing up shop (for the day)

Refers to the daily routine of closing a store at the end of the business day, including cleaning up and locking up.

• 今日きょうはもう店みせじまいの時じ間かんだ。

  It's time to close up the shop for today.

• 店みせじまいをしてから帰き宅たくする。

  I go home after closing up the shop.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

going out of business; closing down permanently

Used when a shop ceases operations entirely, not just for the day. Often implies a final, permanent closure.

• 長なが年ねん続つづいた店みせが店みせじまいすることになった。

  The long-established store ended up going out of business.

• 不ふ景けい気きで店みせじまいする店みせが増ふえている。

  More shops are closing down due to the recession.