八百屋(やおや)

やおや
noun
greengrocer, vegetable shop
1. greengrocer, vegetable shop
A shop that sells fruits and vegetables.
八百屋(やおや)で野菜(やさい)を買(か)う。
To buy vegetables at the greengrocer.
駅(えき)の近(ちか)くに八百屋(やおや)があります。
There's a greengrocer near the station.
八百屋(やおや)のトマトは新鮮(しんせん)です。
The tomatoes at the greengrocer are fresh.
あの八百屋(やおや)さんの野菜(やさい)はいつも新鮮(しんせん)でおいしい。
The vegetables at that greengrocer are always fresh and delicious.
毎朝(まいあさ)八百屋(やおや)で新鮮(しんせん)な野菜(やさい)と果物(くだもの)を買(か)うのが楽(たの)しみです。
I enjoy buying fresh vegetables and fruit at the greengrocer every morning.

八百屋(やおや) is a traditional greengrocer selling fruits and vegetables.

ETYMOLOGY:

  • 八百(やお): 800 (meaning "many varieties")
  • 屋(や): shop/store

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 八百屋(やおや)で買(か)う: to buy at the greengrocer
  • 八百屋(やおや)さん: the greengrocer (person)

TRADITIONAL SPECIALTY SHOPS:

  • 八百屋(やおや): greengrocer
  • 肉屋(にくや): butcher
  • 魚屋(さかなや): fish shop
  • 花屋(はなや): florist
  • 酒屋(さかや): liquor store
  • 米屋(こめや): rice shop

USAGE:
While supermarkets (スーパー) dominate today, traditional 八百屋(やおや) still exist in 商店街(しょうてんがい) (shopping streets) and are valued for fresh, local produce and personal service.

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Added 2026.1.11 19:10 · Revised 2026.2.27 11:35
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