store, shop
On'yomi (音読み)
- テン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- みせ
About this kanji
The kanji 「店」 primarily means "store" or "shop." It can be used both as a noun and in compound words. When you see it alone, it is read as "みせ" (mise), meaning a shop or a place to buy goods. In compounds, you might encounter words like 「店舗」 (てんぽ, tenpo), meaning a store or business location, 「書店」 (しょてん, shoten), which refers to a bookstore, and 「店員」 (てんいん, ten'in), the term for a store clerk. A useful note is that while other types of establishments exist, 「店」 is commonly associated with retail places where customers can purchase items.
Built from
Example sentences
新しい店が開店した。
A new store has opened.
Meanings across languages
- English
- store, shop
- Tiếng Việt
- cửa hàng, tiệm
- 日本語
- 店
- 한국어
- 가게
- 中文
- 店
- id
- toko
- th
- ร้านค้า
- es
- tienda
- fr
- magasin
- de
- Laden
- pt
- loja
Common compounds
- 店舗てんぽstore, shop
- 書店しょてんbookstore
- 店員てんいんstore clerk, shop assistant
- レストランレストランrestaurant
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