• 店みせ — shop / store
• 店員てんいん — store clerk
• 店長てんちょう — store manager
• 飲食店いんしょくてん — restaurant / eatery
• 喫茶店きっさてん — coffee shop / cafe
• 書店しょてん — bookstore

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• 本店ほんてん — main branch / head office
• 支店してん — branch store / branch office
• 売店ばいてん — kiosk / stall
• 開店かいてん — opening (of a store)
• 閉店へいてん — closing (of a store)
• 店舗てんぽ — store / premises
• 専門店せんもんてん — specialty store
• 代理店だいりてん — agency / agent
• 夜店よみせ — night stall / night market

店 combines 广 (a roof or shelter) with 占 (to occupy or hold), giving the idea of a designated place for goods and services. It’s one of the most common kanji in commerce and signage.

You’ll find 店 in countless words related to business operations, hospitality, and shopping in Japan.