店

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. あの店は安いです。▶ —
   That shop is cheap.
2. お店は何時に開きますか。▶ —
   What time does the shop open?

Collocations

Mnemonic

店 mise — general word for shop. Onyomi てん (ten) appears in compounds: 店員 (tenin, clerk), 店長 (tenchou, manager), 書店 (shoten, bookstore), 商店 (shouten). The kun-reading みせ stands alone. Polite お店 (omise) is the default in business and customer service, the お adding softness and respect. Japanese 商店街 (shoutengai, shopping street) culture: dense neighborhood streets of small shops, still core to local identity in the supermarket / pandemic era.

Quick check

1. Difference between お店 and 店?

   • お店 polite / 店 neutral — お adds softness and respect
   • Completely different meanings
   • Different kanji
   • Different reading