本屋(ほんや)

ほんや
noun
bookstore, bookshop
buildingshopping
1. bookstore, bookshop
A shop that sells books.
本屋(ほんや)に行(い)く。
To go to the bookstore.
駅前(えきまえ)の本屋(ほんや)。
The bookstore in front of the station.
大(おお)きな本屋(ほんや)。
A large bookstore.
駅前(えきまえ)の本屋(ほんや)で新(あたら)しい本(ほん)を買(か)った。
I bought a new book at the bookstore in front of the station.
最近(さいきん)は本屋(ほんや)が少(すく)なくなって、ネットで本(ほん)を買(か)う人(ひと)が増(ふ)えた。
Recently bookstores have decreased, and more people buy books online.

本屋(ほんや) is the everyday word for a bookstore; 書店(しょてん) is the word on signs and in writing. The suffix 屋(や) marks a shop or the person who runs it, so 本屋(ほんや) can also mean the bookseller, and 本屋(ほんや)さん is the friendly way to say either.

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Synonym: 書店(しょてん) (bookstore (formal))
Compare: 古書店(こしょてん) (used bookstore)
Related: 花屋(はなや) (flower shop, florist)
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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.10.10 4:58
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