JLPT N4 · 8 strokes
Kanji 店: "store, shop"
The kanji 店 means "store, shop". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read テン in on'yomi and みせ, たな in kun'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)
テン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みせたな
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 | store, shop |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 378 of 2,501 |
Common words with 店
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 店store; shop; establishment; restaurant
- お店boutique, magasin, établissement, restaurant
- 店員employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
- 店内intérieur du magasin, dans le magasin
- 店store; shop; restaurant
- 店主patron de boutique, commerçant
- 喫茶店coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse · kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
- 商店街shopping district; shopping street; downtown
- 店舗shop; store; establishment; restaurant
- 店長shop manager
- 商店shop; store; firm
- 開店opening a new shop · opening a shop (for the day)
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