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How to say 'Main store' in Japanese | 本店

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The Japanese word for Main store is 'Honten', written as 本店 in Japanese.'Main store' in hiragana is ほんてん.

    word

    本店

    Meaning

    Main store

    Reading

    ほんてん

    honten

    Kanji

    本Book, Origin 店Shop

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '本店 (ほんてん)' refers to the 'main store' or 'headquarters' of a business. It is used to denote the primary location of a company or establishment, as opposed to its branches or subsidiaries. For example: The main store is in Tokyo「本店は東京にあります」(ほんてんはとうきょうにあります). I visited the headquarters yesterday「昨日、本店を訪れました」(きのう、ほんてんをおとずれました). This term is commonly used in business contexts to distinguish the central office or main location from other branches.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5464

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 本店

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    本

    Meaning

    Book, Origin

  • kanji

    店

    Meaning

    Shop

Words Related to 本店 Through the Kanji 本

These 35 Words contain the Kanji 本 as well.

  • word

    日本

    Meaning

    Japan

  • word

    本

    Meaning

    Book

  • word

    本当

    Meaning

    Truth

  • word

    本当に

    Meaning

    Really

  • word

    基本

    Meaning

    Basis

  • word

    本屋

    Meaning

    Bookstore

  • word

    資本

    Meaning

    Capital

  • word

    本人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    本棚

    Meaning

    Bookshelf

  • word

    本箱

    Meaning

    Bookshelf

  • word

    本質

    Meaning

    Essence

  • word

    本書

    Meaning

    This book

  • word

    本の

    Meaning

    Mere

  • word

    本部

    Meaning

    Headquarters

  • word

    根本

    Meaning

    Root, Basis

  • word

    本物

    Meaning

    Real, Genuine

  • word

    本格

    Meaning

    Genuine

  • word

    資本主義

    Meaning

    Capitalism

  • word

    本社

    Meaning

    Headquarters

  • word

    本能

    Meaning

    Instinct

  • word

    本来

    Meaning

    Originally

  • word

    本年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    本日

    Meaning

    Today

  • word

    手本

    Meaning

    Example, Model

  • word

    本気

    Meaning

    Serious

  • word

    見本

    Meaning

    Example, Sample

  • word

    本国

    Meaning

    Home country

  • word

    古本

    Meaning

    Used book

  • word

    本文

    Meaning

    Main text

  • word

    本音

    Meaning

    True feelings

  • word

    本格的

    Meaning

    Genuine

  • word

    日本酒

    Meaning

    Sake

  • word

    本願

    Meaning

    Vow

  • word

    絵本

    Meaning

    Picture book

  • word

    本体

    Meaning

    Main body

Words Related to 本店 Through the Kanji 店

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 店 as well.

  • word

    店

    Meaning

    Shop

  • word

    売店

    Meaning

    Shop

  • word

    喫茶店

    Meaning

    Coffee 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

    支店

    Meaning

    Branch

  • word

    百貨店

    Meaning

    Department store

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