小売り店

• 読み: こうりてん
• ローマ字: kouriten
• 漢字の分解: 小 (kou/ko) — small; 売 (uri/bai) — sell; 店 (ten/mise) — store, shop
• 発音: /koː.ɾi.teɴ/

意味

Retail store; retail shop. A store that sells goods directly to consumers.

A noun referring to shops that sell products directly to end consumers, as opposed to 卸売り (oroshiuri, wholesale). Includes everything from small neighbourhood shops to chain stores. The broader term 小売業 (kourigyou, retail industry) is used in business contexts. Japan's retail landscape has shifted significantly with the rise of コンビニ (convenience stores) and online shopping.

例文

1. 商店街の小売り店が次々と閉店している。
2. 小売り店で働いた経験が面接で役に立った。
3. この地域には小売り店が少なくて不便だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, shopping, economics

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 小売り (kouri: 小 small + 売り selling, i.e. retail/selling in small quantities) + 店 (ten, store/shop). A store that sells in small quantities to individual customers.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal