店(てん)

てん
suffix
-shop, -store (suffix)
1. shop, store (as suffix)
A suffix attached to nouns to indicate a type of shop or store specializing in that item or service.
花(はな)店(てん)で花(はな)を買(か)った。
I bought flowers at a florist.
マッサージ店(てん)に行(い)く。
To go to a massage parlor.
駅前(えきまえ)に新(あたら)しい飲食(いんしょく)店(てん)ができた。
A new restaurant opened in front of the station.

〜店(てん) is a suffix meaning "shop" or "store," attached to indicate the type of establishment.

COMMON EXAMPLES:

  • 花(はな)店(てん): florist, flower shop
  • 飲食(いんしょく)店(てん): restaurant, eating establishment
  • 小売(こうり)店(てん): retail store
  • 専門(せんもん)店(てん): specialty store
  • 雑貨(ざっか)店(てん): general goods store
  • マッサージ店(てん): massage parlor
  • 手芸(しゅげい)店(てん): craft store
  • 量販(りょうはん)店(てん): discount store

COMPARISON WITH 〜屋(や):

  • 〜店(てん): more formal, often used in compound words
  • 〜屋(や): more casual, traditional (花(はな)屋(や), 本(ほん)屋(や))

NOTE:
As a standalone word, 店(みせ) is the common reading meaning "shop/store."

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