老舗

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
しにせ
Grade: 4 Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
老舖 (kyūjitai)
仕似せ
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First attested in the late-16th century.

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of classical verb 仕似す (shinisu, modern 仕似せる (shiniseru), “to succeed the occupation of one's parents, run a business long trusted by consumers).

The kanji spelling is from rōho below.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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老舗(しにせ) (shinise

  1. an old shop with a long history of doing the same business
  2. the succession of an occupation or business from one's parents

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
ろう
Grade: 4

Grade: S
kan'on
Alternative spellings
老舖 (kyūjitai)
老鋪

/rɔːho//roːho/

Possibly a shift from shinise above.

Coined in Japan of Middle Chinese elements (, old) +‎ (ho, shop).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ろう)() (rōhoらうほ (raufo)?

  1. (rare) Synonym of 老舗 (shinise)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN