How to say "Retail store" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Retail store" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Retail store" is "Kouriten", written in japanese as "小売店".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '小売店 (こうりてん)' refers to a retail store or a shop that sells goods directly to consumers. These establishments are where customers can purchase items for personal or household use, as opposed to wholesale businesses that sell products in bulk to other businesses. Small mom-and-pop shops, large department stores, and specialized boutiques are all examples of 小売店. For instance: I went shopping at the retail store - (小売店で買い物をした)。She works at a retail clothing store - (彼女は小売りの衣料品店で働いている).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 3 Kanji:

The kanji "小" means "Small" and can be read as "Chii", "Shou", and "Ko". The kanji "売" means "Sell" and can be read as "U" and "Bai". And The kanji "店" means "Shop" and can be read as "Ten", "Mise", and "Tana".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Kouriten" mean in japanese?

"Kouriten" means "Retail store".

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How to write "Retail store" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "ば" is read as "ba". The hiragana "て" is read as "te". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "み" is read as "mi". The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". And The hiragana "り" is read as "ri".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.