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店

店·shop

On-yomi
テン
Kun-yomi
みせ

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

8 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
店みせshop
店員てんいんshop clerk
喫茶店きっさてんcoffee shop
書店しょてんbookstore

Example sentences

  1. この店は九時に開きます。

    このみせはくじにひらきます。

    This shop opens at nine.

  2. 店員さんに道を聞きました。

    てんいんさんにみちをききました。

    I asked the shop clerk for directions.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Reading 店員 as *みせいん instead of てんいん

Memory aid

Picture it

An old sign (占/古) under a roof (广): a shopfront on the street.

Vocabulary using this kanji

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