N4 kanji · 8 strokes
店 means shop
店
广 a building · 占 to take a spot
店Memory trick
A building (广) where you set up your spot (占): a shop.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- store, shop
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) みせ mise
みせ (mise) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: たな tana
From Chinese (onyomi) テン ten
テン (ten) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
店員 てんいん · ten'in
employee, shop assistant
Built from
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广 Used in 38 kanji
See all 3 at N5 and N4卜 Used in 33 kanji
See all 4 at N5 and N4Quick check
What does 店 mean?
Right: 店 means shop.Not quite: 店 means shop.In 店員, which reading does 店 use?
Right. 店員 is read てんいん (ten'in): 店 takes テン, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 店員 is read てんいん (ten'in): 店 takes テン, its reading from Chinese.