散 髪 屋(さんぱつや)

さんぱつや

noun

barbershop; barber

informalcolloquialdaily-life

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)に行(い)く。

to go to the barbershop.

駅前(えきまえ)の散髪屋(さんぱつや)で髪(かみ)を切(き)った。

I got my hair cut at the barbershop in front of the station.

子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)は、父(ちち)に連(つ)れられて近所(きんじょ)の散髪屋(さんぱつや)に通(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) + 屋(や) (shop, store). A casual word for a barbershop, especially the traditional kind for men. The suffix 屋(や) names a shop by what it sells or does.

Common collocations

散髪屋(さんぱつや)に行(い)く: to go to the barbershop
散髪屋(さんぱつや)で髪(かみ)を切(き)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

Related Words

Compare: 理髪店(りはつてん) (barbershop)

Compare: 床屋(とこや) (barbershop)

Compare: 美容院(びよういん) (beauty salon)

Compare: 理容室(りようしつ) (barbershop)

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Added 2026.6.26 18:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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