Word Meaning 店構え

みせがまえ misegamae

店構え is read as みせがまえ (misegamae) and means store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.).

Meaning

English

store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)

Reading

Kana

みせがまえ

Romaji

misegamae

Writing Variants

見世構え みせがまえ misegamae

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 22199 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

店を構える

みせをかまえる

to run a shop

店内

てんない

inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.)

店頭

てんとう

over-the-counter

店番

みせばん

tending a store

店頭受取

てんとううけとり

store pick up (after buying online)

店頭取引

てんとうとりひき

over-the-counter transaction

心構え

こころがまえ

preparedness

気構え

きがまえ

kanji "vapor" radical

二段構え

にだんがまえ

keeping an alternative up one's sleeve

店員

ていいん

employee (of a store)

店舗

てんぽ

shop

店開き

みせびらき

opening a store (for the day)

Example Sentences

昔ながらの雑貨屋という店構えだね。

It looks like an old-fashioned general store.

まずそうな店構えだけど、実際食べたら思いのほかおいしかった。

The storefront doesn't look good, but the food was actually surprisingly delicious.

吹けば飛ぶようなボロい店構えだが、いつも常連客でにぎわってる。

The place looks run-down and like the wind could blow it away, but it's always packed with regular customers.