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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

    店

    Meaning

    Shop

    Reading

    kunyomiみせ

    mise

    たな

    tana

    onyomiてん

    ten

    Parts

    广Dotted cliff 占Fortune telling

    Example Word

    店: shop. 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.

    Radical

    广

    Stroke Count

    8

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    2

    Frequency

    406

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 店

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

    radical

    广

    Meaning

    Dotted cliff

    kanji

    占

    Meaning

    Fortune telling

Words Using 店

This kanji is used in 12 words:

    word

    喫茶店

    Meaning

    Coffee shop

    word

    商店

    Meaning

    Shop

    word

    百貨店

    Meaning

    Department store

    word

    店舗

    Meaning

    Shop, Store

    word

    店員

    Meaning

    Clerk

    word

    売店

    Meaning

    Shop

    word

    小売店

    Meaning

    Retail store

    word

    店

    Meaning

    Shop

    word

    書店

    Meaning

    Bookstore

    word

    本店

    Meaning

    Main store

    word

    支店

    Meaning

    Branch

    word

    閉店

    Meaning

    Closing

Kanji Related to 店 Through the Part 广

These 21 kanji contain the part 广 as well.

    kanji

    廉

    Meaning

    Cheap, Bargain

    kanji

    庸

    Meaning

    Ordinary, Common

    kanji

    廊

    Meaning

    Corridor, Passageway

    kanji

    座

    Meaning

    Sit, Seat

    kanji

    庫

    Meaning

    Warehouse

    kanji

    床

    Meaning

    Bed, Floor

    kanji

    応

    Meaning

    Answer, Respond

    kanji

    庁

    Meaning

    Government office, Agency

    kanji

    唐

    Meaning

    Tang dynasty

    kanji

    広

    Meaning

    Wide

    kanji

    廃

    Meaning

    Waste, Abolish

    kanji

    麻

    Meaning

    Hemp, Numb

    kanji

    序

    Meaning

    Beginning, Preface

    kanji

    底

    Meaning

    Bottom

    kanji

    康

    Meaning

    Healthy, Peaceful

    kanji

    席

    Meaning

    Seat

    kanji

    庶

    Meaning

    Commoner, Manifold

    kanji

    鹿

    Meaning

    Deer

    kanji

    庭

    Meaning

    Garden

    kanji

    度

    Meaning

    Degrees, Times

    kanji

    府

    Meaning

    Government office, Urban prefecture

Kanji Related to 店 Through the Part 占

These 3 kanji contain the part 占 as well.

    kanji

    点

    Meaning

    Point

    kanji

    粘

    Meaning

    Sticky

    kanji

    貼

    Meaning

    Paste

Learn the Kanji 店

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

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.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.