(さんぱつや)

さんぱつや
noun
barbershop; barber
1. barbershop; barber
A shop where one gets a haircut, especially a traditional barbershop catering mainly to men. Can also refer to the barber who works there. A casual, everyday word.
散髪屋(さんぱつや)()く。
to go to the barbershop.
駅前(えきまえ)散髪屋(さんぱつや)(かみ)()った。
I got my hair cut at the barbershop in front of the station.
()どもの(ころ)は、(ちち)()れられて近所(きんじょ)散髪屋(さんぱつや)(かよ)っていた。
When I was a child, my father would take me to the neighborhood barbershop.

Combines 散髪(さんぱつ) (haircut) + () (shop, store). A casual word for a barbershop, especially the traditional kind for men. The suffix () names a shop by what it sells or does.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 散髪屋(さんぱつや)()く: to go to the barbershop
  • 散髪屋(さんぱつや)(かみ)()る: to get a haircut at the barbershop

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 理髪店(りはつてん): barbershop — the more formal, signboard term
  • 床屋(とこや): barbershop — another common colloquial word, much like 散髪屋(さんぱつや)
  • 美容院(びよういん): beauty salon — offers cutting and styling for all genders