How to say 'Shop' in Japanese | 商店

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The Japanese word for Shop is 'Shouten', written as 商店 in Japanese.'Shop' in hiragana is しょうてん.

word

商店

Meaning

Shop

Reading

しょうてん

shouten

Kanji

商Trade, Deal 店Shop

Explanation

The Japanese noun '商店 (しょうてん)' refers to a 'shop' or 'store', typically a small to medium-sized retail establishment. It is commonly used to describe local businesses or family-run shops that sell goods directly to consumers. The term often carries a sense of community and tradition, as many 商店 are long-standing businesses in neighborhoods. Example sentences: There is a small shop near my house「私の家の近くに商店があります」(わたしのいえのちかくにしょうてんがあります). The shop sells fresh vegetables「その商店は新鮮な野菜を売っています」(そのしょうてんはしんせんなやさいをうっています).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4049

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 商店

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

商

Meaning

Trade, Deal

kanji

店

Meaning

Shop

Words Related to 商店 Through the Kanji 商

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 商 as well.

word

商品

Meaning

Product

word

商社

Meaning

Trading company

word

商売

Meaning

Business

word

商人

Meaning

Merchant

word

商業

Meaning

Commerce

word

商

Meaning

Commerce

Words Related to 商店 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

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

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百貨店

Meaning

Department store

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'Shouten' means 'Shop' .

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