茶店(さてん)

さてん
noun
teahouse, coffee shop
1. teahouse, tea shop, coffee shop
A small establishment serving tea, coffee, and light refreshments. In modern usage, often refers to a traditional-style coffee shop (kissaten type) rather than a chain café.
駅前(えきまえ)の茶店(さてん)で休(やす)もう。
Let's take a break at the coffee shop in front of the station.
あの茶店(さてん)のコーヒーは美味(おい)しい。
The coffee at that tea shop is delicious.
昔(むかし)ながらの茶店(さてん)が少(すく)なくなってきた。
Old-fashioned tea shops have been disappearing.

READINGS:
This word has two common readings: 茶店(さてん) and 茶店(ちゃみせ). As さてん, it is a shortened form of 喫茶店(きっさてん) and refers to a coffee shop. As ちゃみせ, it refers to a roadside teahouse, especially the traditional rest stops found at temples, shrines, or along old highways.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 喫茶店(きっさてん): coffee shop (the full form, more common)
  • カフェ: café (modern, Western-style)
  • 茶屋(ちゃや): teahouse (traditional)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 茶店(さてん)に入(はい)る: to go into a tea shop
  • 茶店(さてん)で一服(いっぷく)する: to take a break at a tea shop
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