鮮魚店(せんぎょてん)

鮮魚(せんぎょ) (fresh fish) + 店(てん) (shop). A traditional shop type found in shopping streets and markets throughout Japan. While supermarkets have largely replaced them for everyday shopping, 鮮魚店(せんぎょてん) remain popular at markets and in areas near fishing ports for their superior quality and expert knowledge.

Common collocations

• 鮮魚店(せんぎょてん)で買(か)う — buy at a fish shop
• 老舗(しにせ)の鮮魚店(せんぎょてん) — long-established fish shop
• 鮮魚店(せんぎょてん)の店主(てんしゅ) — fish shop owner

Similar words

• 魚屋(さかなや) — fish shop; fishmonger — the everyday, colloquial term
• 鮮魚(せんぎょ) — fresh fish — the product itself
• 魚市場(うおいちば) — fish market — a larger wholesale or retail market for fish