Archaic term for a shelf used to display goods in a store. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by words like 陳列棚 or 商品棚.
In merchant houses of the Edo period, goods were displayed on the shop shelf for customers to see.
Only when written 見世棚
Archaic term for a store or shop, usually written as 見世棚. The modern word is 店 (みせ).
In old documents, 見世棚 sometimes refers to a merchant's shop.
Modern word for a display shelf, used in contemporary Japanese.
Standard modern word for a store or shop.
Standard kanji spelling for the archaic sense of a display shelf.
Archaic spelling for the 'store/shop' sense; this form is usual for that meaning.
Compound of 店 (みせ, 'store') and 棚 (たな, 'shelf'). The reading みせだな is a straightforward combination. The spelling 見世棚 uses older kanji for みせ.