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.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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.
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
- 店員てんいんshop clerk
- 開店かいてんopening a shop
- 閉店へいてんclosing a shop
- 店みせshop, store
- 喫茶店きっさてんcoffee shop
- 支店してんbranch office
- 店屋みせやstore, shop
- 書店しょてんbookshop, bookstore
- 売店ばいてんkiosk, stand, small shop (inside a station, hospital, theater, etc.)
- 商店しょうてんshop, store, business firm
- 洋品店ようひんてんclothing store, shop selling Western-style clothes and accessories
Quick check
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What does the kanji 店 mean?