店(てん)

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

Compounds

• 生花(せいか)店(てん): florist (formal; in speech, 花屋(はなや))
• 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

Similar words

• 〜屋(や): more casual and traditional, where 〜店(てん) is more formal (花(はな)屋(や), 本(ほん)屋(や))

Usage

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