肉屋(にくや)

Formation: 肉(にく) (meat) + 屋(や) (shop/person). The suffix 屋(や) can refer to both the shop and the shopkeeper.

Common collocations

• 肉屋(にくや)で買(か)う: to buy at a butcher shop
• 肉屋(にくや)のコロッケ: butcher shop croquettes (a classic Japanese takeaway item)
• 町(まち)の肉屋(にくや): neighborhood butcher shop

Culture: Traditional 肉屋(にくや) in Japan often sell ready-made fried items like croquettes (コロッケ) and 串(くし)カツ alongside raw meat. Many neighborhoods still have independent butcher shops, though supermarkets have become the primary place to buy meat.