The kanji 店 primarily means "shop," "store," or "establishment where goods or services are sold." It represents a place of business.

・On-yomi (音読み): テン (ten) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): みせ (mise)

⚫︎お店 Translation: Shop; store ⚫︎書店 Translation: Bookstore ⚫︎レストランのお店 Translation: Restaurant's shop; restaurant

The kanji 店 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is a component from 广, which is a simplified form of 广 (かんむり), often found at the top of a character, denoting a shelter or a house, similar to "roof" or "building". The right side is 占, which contributes to the sound and the meaning of "to occupy" or "to divine". Together, the combination suggests a "building where one occupies a space to do business".