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bakery; bread shop; baker
A shop that sells bread and baked goods, or a person who runs such a shop.
朝、パン屋でパンを買った。
I bought bread at the bakery in the morning.
駅前に新しいパン屋ができた。
A new bakery opened in front of the station.
このパン屋は朝早くから焼きたてのパンを出すので、いつも行列ができている。
This bakery serves freshly baked bread from early morning, so there is always a line.
パン屋 is a shop that sells bread and baked goods, or the person who runs such a shop. Japanese bakeries typically display a wide selection of individual rolls and pastries on trays, and customers pick items with tongs before paying at the register.
PATTERN: Follows the common product + 屋 (shop/seller) pattern: 花屋 (florist), 本屋 (bookshop), 魚屋 (fish shop). The 屋 suffix can refer to either the shop or the person who runs it.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- パン屋に行く: to go to the bakery
- パン屋で買う: to buy at the bakery
- パン屋を開く: to open a bakery
- 町のパン屋: the neighborhood bakery
SIMILAR TERMS:
- ベーカリー: bakery (from English, often used for upscale or chain shops)
- 菓子屋: confectionery shop (sweets and cakes, not bread)
- パン工房: bread workshop/artisan bakery