店てん主しゅ

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しゅ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

shopkeeper; store owner; proprietor

Refers to the owner or manager of a shop or store. Neutral term used in business and everyday contexts.

あの店てん主しゅはとても親しん切せつだ。
That shopkeeper is very kind.
店てん主しゅに直ちょく接せつ交こう渉しょうした。
I negotiated directly with the store owner.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の店てん主しゅthe owner of a particular shop
このラーメン屋やの店てん主しゅはとても親しん切せつだ。
The owner of this ramen shop is very kind.
店てん主しゅに聞きくto ask the shop owner
おすすめの商しょう品ひんを店てん主しゅに聞きいてみた。
I asked the shop owner for their recommendation.

Expressions

店てん主しゅ敬けい白はくYours truly, the Store Owner; Store owner, at your service

Kanji

店store, shop
主lord, chief, master

Related words

店てん長ちょう
店主 is the owner/proprietor of a shop, while 店長 is the manager, who is often just an employee rather than the owner.
経けい営えい者しゃ
経営者 is a general term for a business owner or executive, whereas 店主 specifically refers to the owner of a shop or store.
マスターN3
店主 is the plain, kanji word for a shop owner, while マスター is the friendlier loanword typically used for the proprietor of a bar or café.

Don't confuse with

店てん員いんN4
店主 is the shop's owner, while 店員 is a staff member or clerk who works there, not necessarily the owner.
亭てい主しゅN1
店主 specifically means the owner/manager of a shop, while 亭主 more broadly covers a household master, event host, or innkeeper as well as one's husband.

Counted with

代だい目め
nth generation; nth person to hold a position

Word family

商しょう店てん主しゅ
storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop

Etymology

Compound of 店 (store) and 主 (master/owner). The reading てんしゅ is the standard on'yomi combination.