How to say 'Coffee shop' in Japanese | 喫茶店

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The Japanese word for Coffee shop is 'Kissaten', written as 喫茶店 in Japanese.'Coffee shop' in hiragana is きっさてん.

word

喫茶店

Meaning

Coffee shop

Reading

きっさてん

kissaten

Kanji

喫Ingest, Consume 茶Tea 店Shop

Explanation

The Japanese noun '喫茶店 (きっさてん)' refers to a 'coffee shop' or 'café'. It is a place where people go to drink coffee, tea, and other beverages, often accompanied by light snacks or desserts. Unlike modern cafés, traditional 喫茶店 often have a retro or nostalgic atmosphere. Example sentences: Let's meet at the coffee shop「喫茶店で会いましょう」(きっさてんであいましょう). This coffee shop has delicious cake「この喫茶店はケーキが美味しい」(このきっさてんはケーキがおいしい).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2076

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 喫茶店

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

kanji

喫

Meaning

Ingest, Consume

kanji

茶

Meaning

Tea

kanji

店

Meaning

Shop

Words Related to 喫茶店 Through the Kanji 喫

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 喫 as well.

word

喫茶

Meaning

Coffee

word

喫煙

Meaning

Smoking

Words Related to 喫茶店 Through the Kanji 茶

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 茶 as well.

word

茶色

Meaning

Brown

word

お茶

Meaning

Tea

word

茶わん

Meaning

Teacup

word

茶

Meaning

Tea

word

紅茶

Meaning

Black tea

word

喫茶

Meaning

Coffee

word

無茶

Meaning

Reckless

word

目茶苦茶

Meaning

Chaotic, Absurd

Words Related to 喫茶店 Through the Kanji 店

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 店 as well.

word

店

Meaning

Shop

word

売店

Meaning

Shop

word

小売店

Meaning

Retail store

word

商店

Meaning

Shop

word

店員

Meaning

Clerk

word

書店

Meaning

Bookstore

word

店舗

Meaning

Shop, Store

word

閉店

Meaning

Closing

word

本店

Meaning

Main store

word

支店

Meaning

Branch

word

百貨店

Meaning

Department store

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'Kissaten' means 'Coffee shop' .

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