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What is the Kanji for 'Shop'? | 店

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Shop', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Shop' is 店.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Shop

    Reading

    kunyomiみせ

    mise

    たな

    tana

    onyomiてん

    ten

    Parts

    广Dotted cliff Fortune telling

    Example Word

    店舗: shop or store. The Japanese noun '店舗 (てんぽ)' refers to a physical retail establishment, such as a store or shop. It is commonly used to describe a place where goods or services are sold to customers. This term is often used in business contexts, such as when discussing the number of stores a company operates or the location of a shop. For example: The store is located in the city center「その店舗は街の中心にあります」(そのてんぽはまちのちゅうしんにあります). They are planning to open a new shop「新しい店舗を開く予定です」(あたらしいてんぽをひらくよていです). Note that '店舗' is a more formal term compared to '店 (みせ)', which is a more general and casual term for a shop.

    Radical

    广

    Stroke Count

    8

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    2

    Frequency

    406

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    广

    Meaning

    Dotted cliff

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fortune telling

Words Using

This kanji is used in 12 words:

    word

    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

    本店

    Meaning

    Main store

    word

    支店

    Meaning

    Branch

    word

    百貨店

    Meaning

    Department store

Kanji Related to Through the Part 广

These 21 kanji contain the part 广 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Wide

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sit, Seat

    kanji

    Meaning

    Degrees, Times

    kanji

    Meaning

    Seat

    kanji

    Meaning

    Government office, Urban prefecture

    kanji

    Meaning

    Warehouse

    kanji

    Meaning

    Garden

    kanji

    Meaning

    Government office, Agency

    kanji

    Meaning

    Bed, Floor

    kanji

    Meaning

    Corridor, Passageway

    kanji

    Meaning

    Beginning, Preface

    kanji

    Meaning

    Bottom

    kanji

    Meaning

    Answer, Respond

    kanji

    Meaning

    Healthy, Peaceful

    kanji

    Meaning

    Waste, Abolish

    kanji

    Meaning

    Commoner, Manifold

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hemp, Numb

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cheap, Bargain

    kanji

    Meaning

    Tang dynasty

    kanji

    Meaning

    Ordinary, Common

    kanji

    鹿

    Meaning

    Deer

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 3 kanji contain the part 占 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Point

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sticky

    kanji

    Meaning

    Paste

Learn the Kanji

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What does 店 mean?

店 means 'Shop'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N4 exam.

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