Onyomi: テン · Kunyomi: たな, みせ · Meanings: shop, store
Kanji for shop, store
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The kanji 店 combines the “roof” radical (宀) with the character for “occupy” or “shop” (占), symbolizing a place where business is conducted under a roof. In ancient times, it represented a shop or stall where goods were sold. 店 came to mean store, shop, or small business, capturing commerce and service.
A roof over a shop space — 店 means store, shop, or a place for selling goods.
Imagine a small building with a roof where items are sold — that’s 店, the kanji for shop or store.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 店 | みせ | store, shop, establishment, restaurant | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 店 | てん | store, shop, restaurant | common JLPT-N1 Noun, used as a suffix |
| 店 | たな | merchant's home | Noun |
| 店員 | てんいん | employee (of a store), shop assistant, clerk, salesperson | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 店主 | てんしゅ | shopkeeper, storekeeper, proprietor of a shop | common Noun |
| 店長 | てんちょう | shop manager | common Noun |
| 店舗 | てんぽ | shop, store, establishment, restaurant | common Noun |
| 店頭 | てんとう | shopfront, storefront, shopwindow, (near the) shop entrance | common Noun |
| 店先 | みせさき | storefront, shopfront | common Noun |
| 店内 | てんない | inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.), store interior, on the premises | common Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |