How to say 'Person' or 'Shop' in Japanese | 屋

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The Japanese word for Person or Shop is 'Ya', written as 屋 in Japanese.'Person' or 'Shop' in hiragana is や.

word

屋

Meaning

Person, Shop

Reading

や

Kanji

屋Shop, Roof

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '屋 (や)' has two primary meanings. First, it is commonly used to denote a shop or store that sells a specific type of goods. For example: a bookstore「本屋」(ほんや). Second, it can also refer to a person who is associated with a particular trait, profession, or characteristic. For example: a hard worker「働き屋」(はたらきや). The suffix is versatile and widely used in everyday language. Example sentences: I bought this at the flower shop「これを花屋で買いました」(これをはなやでかいました). He is a real workaholic「彼は本当の働き屋です」(かれはほんとうのはたらきやです).

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

470

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 屋

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

屋

Meaning

Shop, Roof

Words Related to 屋 Through the Kanji 屋

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 屋 as well.

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部屋

Meaning

Room

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本屋

Meaning

Bookstore

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八百屋

Meaning

Greengrocer

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そば屋

Meaning

Soba shop

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たばこ屋

Meaning

Tobacco shop

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郵便屋さん

Meaning

Mailman

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不動産屋

Meaning

Real estate agent

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屋敷

Meaning

Mansion

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床屋

Meaning

Barber

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風呂屋

Meaning

Bathhouse

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小屋

Meaning

Hut

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家屋

Meaning

House

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屋上

Meaning

Rooftop

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屋根

Meaning

Roof

word

酒屋

Meaning

Liquor store

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問屋

Meaning

Wholesaler

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