本屋(ほんや)

ほんや
noun
bookstore, bookshop
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 a casual/colloquial word for bookstore. The suffix 屋(や) indicates a shop or seller.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 書店(しょてん): bookstore (formal/written)
  • 古本屋(ふるほんや): used bookstore
  • 本屋(ほんや)さん: bookstore (polite/childish)

PATTERNS:

  • 本屋(ほんや)に行(い)く (go to the bookstore)
  • 本屋(ほんや)で買(か)う (buy at a bookstore)

Note: While 本屋(ほんや) is common in speech, 書店(しょてん) is used in written contexts and formal signage.

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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.2.27 19:47
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