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How to say 'Shop' in Japanese | 売店

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The Japanese word for Shop is 'Baiten', written as 売店 in Japanese.'Shop' in hiragana is ばいてん.

    word

    売店

    Meaning

    Shop

    Reading

    ばいてん

    baiten

    Kanji

    売Sell 店Shop

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '売店 (ばいてん)' refers to a small shop or stand, often found in places like train stations, schools, or tourist attractions. These shops typically sell snacks, drinks, souvenirs, or other small items. For example: I bought a drink at the shop「売店で飲み物を買いました」(ばいてんでのみものをかいました). There is a shop near the station「駅の近くに売店があります」(えきのちかくにばいてんがあります). The word is commonly used to describe small retail outlets in public spaces.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    745

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 売店

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    売

    Meaning

    Sell

  • kanji

    店

    Meaning

    Shop

Words Related to 売店 Through the Kanji 売

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 売 as well.

  • word

    売る

    Meaning

    Sell

  • word

    売れる

    Meaning

    Sell

  • word

    売り場

    Meaning

    Sales floor

  • word

    販売

    Meaning

    Sale

  • word

    売り切れる

    Meaning

    Sellout

  • word

    売り切れ

    Meaning

    Sold out

  • word

    売り出す

    Meaning

    Launch

  • word

    小売店

    Meaning

    Retail store

  • word

    商売

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    売り上げ

    Meaning

    Sales

  • word

    安売り

    Meaning

    Discount, Bargain

  • word

    売買

    Meaning

    Trade

  • word

    前売り券

    Meaning

    Advance, Ticket

  • word

    発売

    Meaning

    Sale

  • word

    売却

    Meaning

    Sale

  • word

    売り

    Meaning

    Sale

Words Related to 売店 Through the Kanji 店

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 店 as well.

  • word

    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

    本店

    Meaning

    Main store

  • word

    支店

    Meaning

    Branch

  • word

    百貨店

    Meaning

    Department store

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What does 'Baiten' (売店) mean?

'Baiten' means 'Shop' .

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