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How to say 'Greengrocer' in Japanese | 八百屋

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The Japanese word for Greengrocer is 'Yaoya', written as 八百屋 in Japanese.'Greengrocer' in hiragana is やおや.

    word

    八百屋

    Meaning

    Greengrocer

    Reading

    やおや

    yaoya

    Kanji

    八Eight 百Hundred 屋Shop, Roof

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '八百屋 (やおや)' refers to a 'greengrocer', which is a store or shop that sells fresh vegetables and fruits. This term is commonly used in everyday conversation when referring to places where one can buy produce. Historically, '八百屋' also had a broader meaning, referring to shops that sold a variety of goods, but in modern usage, it is almost exclusively associated with vegetable and fruit shops. Example sentences: I bought vegetables at the greengrocer「八百屋で野菜を買いました」(やおやでやさいをかいました). The greengrocer is closed today「今日は八百屋が閉まっています」(きょうはやおやがしまっています).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    708

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 八百屋

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    八

    Meaning

    Eight

  • kanji

    百

    Meaning

    Hundred

  • kanji

    屋

    Meaning

    Shop, Roof

Words Related to 八百屋 Through the Kanji 八

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 八 as well.

  • word

    八

    Meaning

    Eight

  • word

    八日

    Meaning

    Eight days, Eighth

  • word

    八つ

    Meaning

    Eight

  • word

    八十

    Meaning

    Eighty

  • word

    八百

    Meaning

    Eight hundred

  • word

    八千

    Meaning

    Eight thousand

Words Related to 八百屋 Through the Kanji 百

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 百 as well.

  • word

    九百

    Meaning

    Nine hundred

  • word

    百

    Meaning

    Hundred

  • word

    二百

    Meaning

    Two hundred

  • word

    八百

    Meaning

    Eight hundred

  • word

    五百

    Meaning

    Five hundred

  • word

    三百

    Meaning

    Three hundred

  • word

    七百

    Meaning

    Seven hundred

  • word

    六百

    Meaning

    Six hundred

  • word

    四百

    Meaning

    Four hundred

  • word

    百姓

    Meaning

    Farmer

  • word

    何百

    Meaning

    Hundreds

  • word

    数百

    Meaning

    Hundreds

  • word

    百貨店

    Meaning

    Department store

  • word

    百科事典

    Meaning

    Encyclopedia

Words Related to 八百屋 Through the Kanji 屋

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 屋 as well.

  • word

    部屋

    Meaning

    Room

  • word

    屋

    Meaning

    Person, Shop

  • word

    本屋

    Meaning

    Bookstore

  • word

    そば屋

    Meaning

    Soba shop

  • word

    たばこ屋

    Meaning

    Tobacco shop

  • word

    郵便屋さん

    Meaning

    Mailman

  • word

    不動産屋

    Meaning

    Real estate agent

  • word

    屋敷

    Meaning

    Mansion

  • word

    床屋

    Meaning

    Barber

  • word

    風呂屋

    Meaning

    Bathhouse

  • word

    小屋

    Meaning

    Hut

  • word

    家屋

    Meaning

    House

  • word

    屋上

    Meaning

    Rooftop

  • word

    屋根

    Meaning

    Roof

  • word

    酒屋

    Meaning

    Liquor store

  • word

    問屋

    Meaning

    Wholesaler

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'Yaoya' means 'Greengrocer' .

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