小店

しょうてん

Also written こみせ, 小見世

Meanings

1. Noun little shop; small shop; small store
2. my shop
3. low class whorehouse in Yoshiwara (Edo period); low class brothel
4. passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)

Kanji

• 小 small. Read as ショウ.
• 店 store. Read as テン.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists