How to say 'Shop' in Japanese | 店

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The Japanese word for Shop is 'Mise', written as 店 in Japanese.'Shop' in hiragana is みせ.

word

店

Meaning

Shop

Reading

みせ

mise

Kanji

店Shop

Explanation

The Japanese noun '店 (みせ)' means 'shop'. It refers to a place where goods or services are sold. This word is commonly used in everyday conversation to describe various types of shops, such as a grocery store, clothing store, or restaurant. For example: I went to the shop「店に行きました」(みせにいきました). This shop sells delicious bread「この店は美味しいパンを売っています」(このみせはおいしいパンをうっています). The word '店' can also be part of compound words, such as '本屋 (ほんや) (bookstore)' or '喫茶店 (きっさてん) (coffee shop)', where it retains its meaning of a place of business.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

260

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 店

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

店

Meaning

Shop

Words Related to 店 Through the Kanji 店

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 店 as well.

word

売店

Meaning

Shop

word

喫茶店

Meaning

Coffee shop

word

小売店

Meaning

Retail store

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商店

Meaning

Shop

word

店員

Meaning

Clerk

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書店

Meaning

Bookstore

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店舗

Meaning

Shop, Store

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閉店

Meaning

Closing

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本店

Meaning

Main store

word

支店

Meaning

Branch

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百貨店

Meaning

Department store

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'Mise' means 'Shop' .

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