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.
行きつけの店に行こう。
Let's go to our usual place.
行きつけの美容院を変えるのは勇気がいる。
It takes courage to switch your regular hair salon.
この辺りに行きつけの居酒屋はありますか。
Do you have a regular izakaya around here?
行きつけ 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: 行きつけの + place noun. Rarely used as a standalone noun.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 行きつけの店: one's regular restaurant/shop
- 行きつけの病院: one's regular hospital/clinic
- 行きつけのバー: one's regular bar
- 行きつけの美容院: one's regular hair salon
- 行きつけの歯医者: one's regular dentist
KANJI:
Also written as 行き付け, though hiragana is more common.
RELATED:
常連 (regular customer) describes the person, while 行きつけ describes the place from the customer's perspective.