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Kanji 店: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 店: store, shop

Key takeaways

Kanji 店: store, shop. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

storeshop

On reading

テン

Kun reading

みせたな

Radical

广

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 店

store, shop

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

广 + 占

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

A store is a building (广) that occupies (占) a specific space to sell goods. You can see this character in words like shop (상점) or store (점포).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

テン
  • てん

    shop / store / establishment

  • 商店しょうてん

    shop / store

  • 書店しょてん

    bookstore / bookshop

  • 売店ばいてん

    small shop / stand

  • 洋品店ようひんてん

    Western clothing and accessories shop

  • 支店してん

    branch store / branch office

  • 店員てんいん

    shop assistant / store clerk

  • 喫茶店きっさてん

    coffee shop / café

Kun reading

みせ
  • 店屋みせや

    store / shop

  • みせ

    shop / store

Commonly used words

  • てん

    shop / store / establishment

  • 商店
    しょうてん

    shop / store

  • 書店
    しょてん

    bookstore / bookshop

  • 売店
    ばいてん

    small shop / stand

  • 洋品店
    ようひんてん

    Western clothing and accessories shop

  • 支店
    してん

    branch store / branch office

  • 店屋
    みせや

    store / shop

  • みせ

    shop / store

Example sentences

Example 1

このは安くていいです。

Translation

This shop is cheap and good.

Example 2

駅の近くに新しいができた。

Translation

A new store opened near the station.

Example 3

あの商でパンを買いました。

Translation

I bought bread at that shop.

Example 4

新しい商が駅の近くにできた。

Translation

A new store opened near the station.

Kanji 店: store, shop | Daily Nihongo