〜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 2026.5.24 5:30

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