JLPT N3 · Around town

書店

しょてん

bookstore

Stroke order of 書店

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

書 · 10 strokes店 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

A shop (店) that sells writing (書): a bookstore.

Parts: 書 write/book + 店 shop

The characters in 書店

店みせ — shop (8 strokes)

Example sentence

書店で本を探した。

しょてんでほんをさがした。

I looked for a book at the bookstore.

Words with 書

書くto write 教科書textbook 書き方way of writing 葉書postcard 読書reading 書類documents 図書館library 履歴書resume 秘書secretary 請求書invoice 辞書dictionary 領収書receipt 品書きmenu 文書document 参考書reference book 報告書report

Words with 店

店shop 喫茶店coffee shop 百貨店department store 店員shop assistant 店長store manager 売店kiosk; stand 商店shop 支店branch office 商店街shopping street 飲食店restaurant; eatery

More words: Around town

消防署fire station 博物館museum 広場square; plaza 商店街shopping street 城castle 墓grave

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