和食屋(わしょくや)

わしょくや
noun
Japanese food restaurant; Japanese cuisine restaurant
1. Japanese food restaurant; Japanese cuisine restaurant
A restaurant specializing in Japanese cuisine.
近(ちか)くに和食屋(わしょくや)はありますか。
Is there a Japanese restaurant nearby?
あの和食屋(わしょくや)は予約(よやく)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
That Japanese restaurant requires a reservation.
駅前(えきまえ)に新(あたら)しい和食屋(わしょくや)が開店(かいてん)した。
A new Japanese restaurant opened in front of the station.

A compound of 和食(わしょく) (Japanese food/cuisine) and 屋(や) (shop/restaurant). The 屋(や) suffix is productive and forms names for various types of shops and restaurants. 和食屋(わしょくや) is used when the speaker wants to specify Japanese cuisine as opposed to other types.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 和食屋(わしょくや)で食(た)べる: to eat at a Japanese restaurant
  • 和食屋(わしょくや)を探(さが)す: to look for a Japanese restaurant
  • 高級(こうきゅう)和食屋(わしょくや): upscale Japanese restaurant

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 和食(わしょく)レストラン: Japanese restaurant — more formal, uses the loanword
  • 日本料理店(にほんりょうりてん): Japanese cuisine restaurant — more formal and specific
  • 割烹(かっぽう): traditional Japanese restaurant — implies a more refined, chef-driven dining experience
  • 料亭(りょうてい): high-class Japanese restaurant — exclusive establishments with private rooms
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