Japanese symbol for “cafe”
喫茶店
きっさてん
Romaji: kissaten
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse
In Japanese, cafe is 喫茶店, read きっさてん (kissaten).
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 coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
- n kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
Written forms: 喫茶店. Readings: きっさてん、きっちゃてん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cafe”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| カフェ | カフェ kafe | café; cafe; coffeehouse |
| 喫茶 | きっさ kissa | teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge |
| パーラー | パーラー paaraa | cafe; snack shop |
| 軽飲食店 | けいいんしょくてん keiinshokuten | cafe; eatery |
| サ店 | サてん saten | coffee lounge; coffee shop; cafe |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喫煙 | きつえん kitsuen | smoking (tobacco) |
| 満喫 | まんきつ mankitsu | having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content |
| 喫茶 | きっさ kissa | tea drinking |
| 喫する | きっする kissuru | to eat; to drink; to smoke |
| 喫緊 | きっきん kikkin | urgent; pressing; exigent |
| お茶 | おちゃ ocha | tea (esp. green or barley) |
| 紅茶 | こうちゃ koucha | black tea |
| 茶碗 | ちゃわん chawan | rice bowl; tea cup; teacup |
| 店舗 | てんぽ tenpo | shop; store; establishment |
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.