shop, store, pave
On'yomi (音読み)
- ホ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 「舗」 primarily means shop or store, but it can also refer to paving roads. It is typically used in nouns rather than as a verb. Some common compounds include 店舗 (てんぽ), meaning ‘shop’; 舗装 (ほそう), which means ‘paving’ as in road construction; and 老舗 (しにせ), meaning ‘long-established shop,’ often used to refer to traditional businesses with a long history. A helpful note is that while 「舗」 is not commonly used on its own, it often appears in various combinations related to businesses or the act of paving.
Example sentences
新しい舗装道路が完成した。
The new paved road has been completed.
Meanings across languages
- English
- shop, store, pave
- Tiếng Việt
- cửa hàng, cửa hiệu, nhựa đường
- 日本語
- 店, ショップ, 舗装する
- 한국어
- 가게, 상점, 포장하다
- 中文
- 商店, 商铺, 铺平
- id
- toko, toko
- th
- ร้านค้า, ที่จัดตั้ง
- es
- tienda, establecimiento
- fr
- magasin, établissement
- de
- Laden, Geschäft
- pt
- loja, estabelecimento
Common compounds
- 店舗てんぽshop, store, establishment
- 舗装ほそうpaving (a road), surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.), pavement
- 老舗しにせlong-established shop, shop of long standing, old shop
- 本舗ほんぽhead office, main shop
- 商舗しょうほshop, store
- 茶舗ちゃほtea store
- 舗石ほせきpaving stone
- 舗道ほどうpaved road, paved street
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