本店(ほんてん)

ほんてん
noun
main store; main branch
1. main store; main branch
The original or principal store of a business, especially a retail shop or restaurant.
本店(ほんてん)は京都(きょうと)にあります。
The main store is in Kyoto.
この店(みせ)の本店(ほんてん)に行(い)ってみたい。
I want to visit this shop's main branch.
本店(ほんてん)限定(げんてい)の商品(しょうひん)がある。
There are products exclusive to the main store.

本店(ほんてん) refers to the original or principal store of a business, especially restaurants and retail shops. It often carries prestige, as the original location is associated with authenticity.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 本店(ほんてん)限定(げんてい): main-store exclusive
  • 本店(ほんてん)の味(あじ): the flavor of the original store
  • 本店(ほんてん)と支店(してん): main store and branch stores

CONTRAST:

  • 本店(ほんてん): main/original store (restaurants, retail — customer-facing)
  • 本社(ほんしゃ): head office, headquarters (companies — administrative)
  • 支店(してん): branch store/office
  • 店舗(てんぽ): store, shop (general term for any physical location)

Note: In legal and banking contexts, 本店(ほんてん) can also mean the registered main office of a company, overlapping with 本社(ほんしゃ).

Related Words

Related: 本社(ほんしゃ)
Antonym: 支店(してん) (branch office)
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Added 2026.2.3 9:29 · Revised 2026.4.11 10:25
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