JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 舗: "shop, store, pave"
The kanji 舗 means "shop, store, pave". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ホ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ホ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | shop, store, pave |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1412 of 2,501 |
Common words with 舗
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 店舗shop; store; establishment; restaurant
- 舗装paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
- 老舗long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
- 舗道paved road; paved street
- 未舗装unpaved; unsurfaced
- 舗装道路paved road
- 舗装路paved road
- 新店舗new shop; new store; new restaurant
- 舗shop; store · counter for foldable things such as maps, etc.
- 舗石paving stone
- 本舗head office; main shop
- 実店舗brick and mortar business; bricks and mortar business; physical retail store (rather than online)
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