(しょてん)

しょてん
noun
bookstore, bookshop
1. bookstore, bookshop
A retail store that sells books.
There's a large bookstore in front of the station.
I looked for new releases at the bookstore.
I ordered books from an online bookstore.
Small bookstores in town are closing one after another.
That bookstore has a great selection and I can usually find the books I'm looking for, so I often go there on weekends.

SIMILAR WORDS:

本屋(ほんや) is more common in conversation, while 書店(しょてん) is used in formal contexts, store names, and written language.

COMMON PATTERNS:

[Register: Formal]