Japanese symbol for “shopkeeper”
店主
てんしゅ
Romaji: tenshu
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
In Japanese, shopkeeper is 店主, read てんしゅ (tenshu).
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 shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “shopkeeper”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 商人 | しょうにん shounin | merchant; trader; tradesman |
| 商店主 | しょうてんしゅ shoutenshu | storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop |
| 商屋 | あきないや akinaiya | shop; store; merchant |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 店舗 | てんぽ tenpo | shop; store; establishment |
| 店員 | てんいん ten'in | employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk |
| 書店 | しょてん shoten | bookshop; bookstore |
| 商店 | しょうてん shouten | shop; store; firm |
| 支店 | してん shiten | branch office; branch store |
| 本店 | ほんてん honten | head office; main office; main store |
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 主張 | しゅちょう shuchou | claim; insistence; assertion |
See also: Chinese symbol for “shopkeeper”.
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.