How do you say "shop assistant" in Japanese?

ショップ店員

shopputenin

Noun Kanji

In Japanese, "shop assistant" is ショップ店員 (shopputenin).

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Pronunciation

ショップ店員 is written using kanji. Romanised as shopputenin, it sounds roughly like "shohp-poo-teh-nee-n" to an English ear.

Writing and usage

Shopputenin mixes katakana shop with the kanji for counter attendant (店員). Tenin is a general term for shop workers and staff.

Example sentence

私の父はショップ店員です。

Watashi no chichi wa shopputenin desu.

My father is a shop assistant.

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How to remember ショップ店員

Tenin (店員): ten means store, in means person. A shop assistant is literally a store person. The katakana part marks it as a modern retail setting.

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Questions about ショップ店員

How do you pronounce ショップ店員?

ショップ店員 is romanised as shopputenin. Say it roughly like "shohp-poo-teh-nee-n" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is ショップ店員 formal or casual?

ショップ店員 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is ショップ店員 written in Japanese?

ショップ店員 is written using kanji. Shopputenin mixes katakana shop with the kanji for counter attendant (店員).

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