老舗

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
老	舗
しにせ
Grade: 4	Grade: S
jukujikun

Alternative spellings
老舖 (kyūjitai) 仕似せ

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

• (Tokyo) しにせ [shìnísé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɲ̟ise̞]

Noun

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

Kanji in this term
老	舗
ろう Grade: 4	ほ 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 老 (rō, “old”) +‎ 舗 (ho, “shop”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ろ​ーほ [róꜜòhò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ːho̞]

Noun

老(ろう)舗(ほ) • (rōho) ^{←らうほ (raufo)?}

1. (rare) Synonym of 老舗 (shinise)