Japanese word

老舗

Pronunciation

Romajishinise

Meaning

  • nounlong-established shop

Example

この町には百年続く老舗があります。ko no machi ni wa hyaku nen tsuzu ku shinise ga a ri ma su

This town has a shop that has been in business for a hundred years.

Illustration for 老舗 (long-established shop)

More examples

地元の人に愛される老舗で、名物料理をいただきました。ji moto no hito ni ai sa re ru shinise de mei butsu ryō ri o i ta da ki ma shi ta

I had the signature dish at a long-established shop loved by local people.

Core concept

Centers on a shop or business that preserves a long-standing identity by continuing the practices of its predecessors.

Common phrases

  • 老舗の名物shinise no mei butsu

    the specialty of a long-established shop

  • 老舗に通うshinise ni kayo u

    frequent a long-established shop

  • 老舗の看板料理shinise no kan ban ryō ri

    the signature dish of a long-established shop

Similar words

名店meiten: A shop or restaurant with an established reputation for excellent quality.

Definition in Japanese

古くから続き、親子代々にわたって営まれている店や事業。furu ku ka ra tsuzu ki oya ko dai dai ni wa ta tte itona ma re te i ru mise ya ji gyō

Word origin

老舗 (shinise) is a native Japanese word linked to 仕似せる (shiniseru), "to follow an earlier example"; the spelling with 老舗 was adopted later for this established-business meaning.

Usage tips

  • In business news and conversation, 老舗 (shinise) can modify a restaurant, hotel, or company, so translating it as "old shop" misses its sense of inherited tradition.

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