Kanji Detail for 舗 - "store"

舗

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

舗 means "store." Also associated with to spread, fittings.
1. Store - Shop.
2. To spread - To arrange; to line up.
3. Fittings - Metal attachments for gates.
4. Widespread - Broadly; extensively.
5. Utensil name - Name of a vessel.
6. To stop - To halt; to stay.
7. Station - Rest stop; staging post.
Words using 舗
- 老舗しにせ long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
Tattoo check: 舗
- Verified meaning: store
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: to spread, fittings
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

shop; store; pave

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

store, shop

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Japanese variant of 舖|铺
Onyomi

ho(ホ)
Kunyomi

none
Strokes

15 strokes
Radical

舌 (shita・shitahen)
Related Keywords

store to spread fittings shop pave pavement lay down establishment boutique retail outlet market line up station road surface

私は店舗の二階に住んでいる。
I live in a flat above a shop.
彼らは舗道から雪を取り除いた。
They cleared the pavement of snow.
この道路は未舗装で凸凹している。
This road is unpaved and uneven.
トムは老舗旅館の跡取り息子だよ。
Tom is the son and heir to the traditional Japanese inn.
この砂利道は来年舗装されるだろう。
Next year, this gravel road will be paved.
その通りはアスファルトで舗装されている。
The street is paved with asphalt.
この本を売ってるのは一店舗しかないのよ。
There's only one shop that sells this book.
ようやく各店舗に監視カメラが設置されることになった。
Eventually it was decided that the stores be equipped with surveillance cameras.
すごいわね。できてまだ間もない会社なのに店舗も多いし、流行ってるし。
Impressive isn't it? A company that's only just been established but it's already got many outlets and is in fashion.
多くの村のメインストリートは事実上忘れ去られた。その主な原因はウォルマートのような巨大店舗の進出だ。
The main streets of many villages have in fact been abandoned. The main reason is the advance of big stores like Wal-Mart.