〜屋(や)

や
suffix
shop, store, dealer
1. shop, store
Suffix attached to nouns to indicate a shop or store that sells that item.
花(はな)屋(や)できれいな花(はな)を買(か)った。
I bought beautiful flowers at the flower shop.
本(ほん)屋(や)に行(い)きたい。
I want to go to the bookstore.
駅(えき)の近(ちか)くにパン屋(や)とケーキ屋(や)がある。
There is a bakery and a cake shop near the station.
うちの近所(きんじょ)の肉(にく)屋(や)は祖父(そふ)の時代(じだい)から続(つづ)いている老舗(しにせ)だ。
The butcher shop in our neighborhood is a long-established store that has been going since my grandfather's time.
2. dealer, seller, person in that trade
Can also refer to the person who runs such a shop or works in that trade.
あの人(ひと)は不動産(ふどうさん)屋(や)だ。
That person is a real estate agent.
魚(さかな)屋(や)のおじさんはいつも元気(げんき)で声(こえ)が大(おお)きい。
The man at the fish shop is always energetic and loud.

COMMON SHOP NAMES:

  • 本(ほん)屋(や) (bookstore)
  • 花(はな)屋(や) (florist, flower shop)
  • 肉(にく)屋(や) (butcher, meat shop)
  • 魚(さかな)屋(や) (fish shop, fishmonger)
  • 八百(やお)屋(や) (vegetable shop, greengrocer)
  • 酒(さか)屋(や) (liquor store)
  • 薬(くすり)屋(や) (pharmacy, drugstore)
  • 電気(でんき)屋(や) (electronics store)
  • 不動産(ふどうさん)屋(や) (real estate agency)
  • パン屋(や) (bakery)

NOTE: More formal word for store is 店(みせ) or 〜店(てん). The suffix 屋(や) has a more traditional or casual feel.

ALSO MEANS: When added to words describing character or behavior, can indicate a person of that type: 恥(は)ずかし屋(や) (shy person), 寂(さび)し屋(や) (lonely person).

Related Words

Related: 花屋(はなや)
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Added 2026.1.11 21:37 · Revised 2026.2.27 21:10
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