Japanese symbol for “storefront”
店頭
てんとう
Romaji: tentou
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; (near the) shop entrance
In Japanese, storefront is 店頭, read てんとう (tentou).
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 shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; (near the) shop entrance
- adj-no over-the-counter (finc)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “storefront”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 店先 | みせさき misesaki | storefront; shopfront |
| 店前 | たなさき tanasaki | storefront; front of a store |
| ストアフロント | ストアフロント sutoafuronto | storefront (of a web shop); front page |
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 |
| 冒頭 | ぼうとう boutou | beginning; opening; start |
| 先頭 | せんとう sentou | head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead |
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.