店

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 店. Reading: みせ. Core meaning: store; shop.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 駅前の店で温かいパンを買った / この店は夜九時まで開いている.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Standalone and compound readings
  • The standalone word for a shop is 店, read みせ. Compounds such as 書店 can use a different reading, so do not carry this entry's reading into every combination.