和 食 店(わしょくてん)

わしょくてん

noun

Japanese restaurant; Japanese food restaurant

food shopping

1. Japanese restaurant; Japanese food restaurant

A restaurant that serves traditional Japanese cuisine.

和食店(わしょくてん)で食事(しょくじ)する。

To dine at a Japanese restaurant.

駅前(えきまえ)に新(あたら)しい和食店(わしょくてん)がオープンした。

A new Japanese restaurant opened in front of the station.

海外(かいがい)でも和食店(わしょくてん)の数(かず)が増(ふ)えており、日本食(にほんしょく)の人気(にんき)の高(たか)さがうかがえる。

The number of Japanese restaurants is increasing overseas as well, showing the high popularity of Japanese food.

A compound of 和食(わしょく) (Japanese cuisine) and 店(てん) (shop, restaurant). 和食(わしょく) was recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013, and the term 和食店(わしょくてん) has become increasingly common both in Japan and abroad.

Common collocations

和食店(わしょくてん)で食(た)べる: to eat at a Japanese restaurant
高級(こうきゅう)和食店(わしょくてん): upscale Japanese restaurant
和食店(わしょくてん)を開(ひら)く: to open a Japanese restaurant
人気(にんき)の和食店(わしょくてん): popular Japanese restaurant

Similar words

日本(にほん)料理(りょうり)店(てん): Japanese cuisine restaurant — more formal, essentially synonymous
料亭(りょうてい): traditional Japanese restaurant — upscale establishment with private rooms and full-course meals
居酒屋(いざかや): izakaya; Japanese pub — a more casual drinking establishment that also serves food
洋食店(ようしょくてん): Western-style restaurant — serving Western-influenced Japanese cuisine

Related Words

Compare: 料亭(りょうてい) (traditional Japanese restaurant)

Compare: 居酒屋(いざかや) (izakaya)

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Added 2026.4.25 22:35 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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