和 食 屋(わしょくや)

わしょくや

noun

Japanese food restaurant; Japanese cuisine restaurant

food building

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

Related Words

Compare: 割烹(かっぽう) (traditional Japanese restaurant)

Compare: 料亭(りょうてい) (high-class Japanese restaurant)

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