English–Japanese

“bookstore” in Japanese

Japanese

Also本屋 (hon'ya)

Romajishoten

その書店は今日開いています。so no sho ten wa kyō hira i te i ma su

That bookstore is open today.

“Bookstore” in Japanese is 書店 (shoten).

It denotes a shop where people browse and buy books in one place.

お母さんと書店へ行きます。o haha sa n to sho ten e i ki ma su

I go to the bookstore with my mom.

駅前の書店で、好きな作家の新刊を探しました。eki mae no sho ten de su ki na sak ka no shin kan o saga shi ma shi ta

I looked for a new book by my favorite author at the bookstore near the station.

In Japan, a 書店 (shoten) often sells magazines and stationery alongside books, so it can serve more than one reading-related need.

hon'ya

nounbookstore

私は本屋で雑誌を買います。watashi wa hon ya de zas shi o ka i ma su

I buy a magazine at the bookstore.