Japanese symbol for “store”
店舗
てんぽ
Romaji: tenpo
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
In Japanese, store is 店舗, read てんぽ (tenpo).
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 shop; store; establishment; restaurant
Written forms: 店舗、店鋪. Readings: てんぽ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “store”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 店 | みせ mise | store; shop; establishment |
| 店 | てん ten | store; shop; restaurant |
| 商店 | しょうてん shouten | shop; store; firm |
| 蓄積 | ちくせき chikuseki | accumulation; accumulate; store |
| 蓄え | たくわえ takuwae | store; reserve; stock |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 舗装 | ほそう hosou | paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement |
| 老舗 | しにせ shinise | long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop |
| 本舗 | ほんぽ honpo | head office; main shop |
See also: Chinese symbol for “store”.
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.
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