行(い)きつけ

いきつけ

noun, pre-noun adjectival

regular; favorite (place one frequents)

1. regular; favorite; usual (place one frequents)

A place one regularly visits or patronizes, such as a restaurant, bar, or shop. Used as a modifier before nouns.

行(い)きつけの店(みせ)に行(い)こう。

Let's go to our usual place.

行(い)きつけの美容院(びよういん)を変(か)えるのは勇気(ゆうき)がいる。

It takes courage to switch your regular hair salon.

この辺(あた)りに行(い)きつけの居酒屋(いざかや)はありますか。

Do you have a regular izakaya around here?

行(い)きつけ describes a place one visits regularly and feels comfortable at. It implies an established relationship — the staff may know you, and you feel at home there.

Usage

Almost always used as a pre-noun modifier: 行(い)きつけの + place noun. Rarely used as a standalone noun.

Common collocations

行(い)きつけの店(みせ): one's regular restaurant/shop
行(い)きつけの病院(びょういん): one's regular hospital/clinic
行(い)きつけのバー: one's regular bar
行(い)きつけの美容院(びよういん): one's regular hair salon
行(い)きつけの歯医者(はいしゃ): one's regular dentist

Writing

Also written as 行(い)き付(つ)け, though hiragana is more common.

Related words

常連(じょうれん) (regular customer) describes the person, while 行(い)きつけ describes the place from the customer's perspective.

Related Words

Related: 常連(じょうれん) (regular customer)

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