舗
舗·shop, store, pave
- On-yomi
- ほ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 店舗 | てんぽ | shop, store (as premises) |
| 老舗 | しにせ | long-established shop |
| 舗装 | ほそう | paving (a road) |
| 舗装道路 | ほそうどうろ | paved road |
Example sentences
全国に百の店舗がある。
ぜんこくにひゃくのてんぽがある。
There are a hundred stores nationwide.
この老舗は二百年続いている。
このしにせはにひゃくねんつづいている。
This long-established shop has been going for two hundred years.
村の道路がようやく舗装された。
むらのどうろがようやくほそうされた。
The village road was finally paved.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 老舗 as ろうほ — the usual reading is しにせ
- Reading 店舗 as てんほ; it geminates and voices to てんぽ
Memory aid
Picture it
The 舎 'building' element plus 甫: a building laid out for trade, and by extension a surface laid out flat.
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