Japanese symbol for “bookshop”
書店
しょてん
Romaji: shoten
bookshop; bookstore
In Japanese, bookshop is 書店, read しょてん (shoten).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n bookshop; bookstore
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bookshop”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 本屋 | ほんや hon'ya | bookstore; bookshop |
| 書房 | しょぼう shobou | bookstore; bookshop; publishing company |
| 書林 | しょりん shorin | vast stock of books; bookstore; bookshop |
| 書肆 | しょし shoshi | bookstore; bookshop |
| 書籍商 | しょせきしょう shosekishou | bookstore; bookshop |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文書 | ぶんしょ bunsho | document; writing; letter |
| 書籍 | しょせき shoseki | book; publication |
| 書類 | しょるい shorui | document; papers |
| 図書館 | としょかん toshokan | library |
| 教科書 | きょうかしょ kyoukasho | textbook; coursebook; schoolbook |
| 店舗 | てんぽ tenpo | shop; store; establishment |
| 店員 | てんいん ten'in | employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk |
| 商店 | しょうてん shouten | shop; store; firm |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.