みせ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
店

Short for earlier 見(み)せ棚(だな) (misedana), from 見(み)せる (miseru, “to show”) + 棚(たな) (tana, “shelf”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みせ​ [mìséꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [mʲise̞]

Noun

みせ • (mise)  (historical kana みせ)

1. a commercial building; a store; a shop

See also

• ショップ (shoppu)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
見せ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲise̞]

Verb

みせ • (mise)  (historical kana みせ)

1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of みせる (miseru) [ichidan]