Usage patterns 〈 場所ばしょ〉 〉 に 店舗てんぽ を 構かま える to set up a store in a location
He set up a new store in Tokyo.
店舗てんぽ を 出だ す to open a store
We plan to open a store in Osaka next year.
店舗数てんぽすう が 増ふ える the number of stores increases
The number of stores in this chain is rapidly increasing.
店舗てんぽ を 展開てんかい する to expand a chain of stores
There is a plan to expand stores nationwide.
Related words· 7 店 is the everyday word for a shop, while 店舗 is a more formal term used in business, legal, or statistical contexts to refer to the physical premises.
商店 refers generally to a commercial shop or store, whereas 店舗 emphasizes the physical outlet or premises itself.
店舗 is a formal, business-register word for a physical retail location, whereas お店 is the everyday polite word customers and clerks actually say.
店舗 is a formal business term for a retail outlet, whereas ストア is a casual loanword used especially in brand names.
Show 3 more Show fewer 店舗 is a formal, business-register noun for a shop or outlet, whereas 店 is the casual suffix used in everyday shop names like ラーメン店 .
店舗 is a formal business term for a physical retail location, whereas ショップ is a casual loanword often used in branding.
店舗 emphasizes the physical premises of a business in formal or written contexts, while 店屋 is a casual spoken term for a shop.
Word family· 16 temporary store; temporary premises
physical store; brick-and-mortar store
store name; shop name
new shop; new store; new restaurant
store for rent; rental shop space
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Written forms 店てん 舗ぽ Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
店てん 鋪ぽ Usage <1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 舗 is the modern standard.
Etymology 店舗 is a Sino-Japanese compound of 店 (store) and 舗 (shop). The character 舗 originally meant 'to spread out' or 'shop', and the combination has been used since at least the Meiji period to refer to commercial premises.
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