Japanese word

店

Pronunciation

Romajimise

Meaning

  • nounshop, store

Example

この店でパンを買います。ko no mise de pa n o ka i ma su

I buy bread at this shop.

Illustration for 店 (shop)

More examples

この店でりんごを買います。ko no mise de ri n go o ka i ma su

I buy apples at this store.

新しい店を探しています。atara shi i mise o saga shi te i ma su

I am looking for a new shop.

Core concept

Describes a customer-facing place that provides something for sale or use.

Common phrases

  • 店で買うmise de ka u

    buy at a shop

  • 店に行くmise ni i ku

    go to a shop

  • 店に入るmise ni hai ru

    enter a shop

  • 店を出るmise o de ru

    leave a shop

Similar words

店舗tenpo: A formal term for a business location where goods or services are offered.
商店shōten: A retail business that sells goods to customers.
屋ya: A shop or business, often used in informal speech or in compound words.

Definition in Japanese

商品を販売したり飲食物を提供したりする営業のための場所。shō hin o han bai shi ta ri in shoku butsu o tei kyō shi ta ri su ru ei gyō no ta me no ba sho

Word origin

店 (mise, "shop") is a native Japanese noun; the form mise is recorded in Old Japanese, but its earlier origin is uncertain.

Usage tips

  • A small Japanese restaurant often uses 店 (mise) in its name or sign, even when the English label would be restaurant.

Other meanings

  • restaurantnoun

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