1.
Japanese restaurant; Japanese food restaurant
A restaurant that serves traditional Japanese cuisine.
和食店で食事する。
To dine at a Japanese restaurant.
駅前に新しい和食店がオープンした。
A new Japanese restaurant opened in front of the station.
海外でも和食店の数が増えており、日本食の人気の高さがうかがえる。
The number of Japanese restaurants is increasing overseas as well, showing the high popularity of Japanese food.
A compound of 和食 (Japanese cuisine) and 店 (shop, restaurant). 和食 was recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013, and the term 和食店 has become increasingly common both in Japan and abroad.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 和食店で食べる: to eat at a Japanese restaurant
- 高級和食店: upscale Japanese restaurant
- 和食店を開く: to open a Japanese restaurant
- 人気の和食店: popular Japanese restaurant
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 日本料理店: Japanese cuisine restaurant — more formal, essentially synonymous
- 料亭: traditional Japanese restaurant — upscale establishment with private rooms and full-course meals
- 居酒屋: izakaya; Japanese pub — a more casual drinking establishment that also serves food
- 洋食店: Western-style restaurant — serving Western-influenced Japanese cuisine