商店
しょうてん
shouten
JLPT N2nounVocabularyLevel 51 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
商店 (しょうてん (shouten)) means "Shop". It is read しょうてん (shouten). This page covers its usage with example sentences.
Meaning
Shop
Also : Store · Firm · Business firm
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Example Sentences
近所の商店は朝8時から営業している。
きんじょのしょうてんはあさ8じからえいぎょうしている。
The neighborhood shop opens at 8 AM.
田舎に帰るたびに、懐かしい商店が潰れているのに気づく。
いなかにかえるたびに、なつかしいしょうてんがつぶれているのにきづく。
Every time I return to the countryside, I notice that nostalgic shops have closed.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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