八百屋

やおや

Greengrocer, vegetable shop

N5noun·yaoya

How to remember it

Literally "eight hundred shop" — a stall selling countless goods.

Example sentences

  • 八百屋で新鮮な野菜を買った。

    やおやでしんせんなやさいをかった。

    I bought fresh vegetables at the greengrocer's.

  • あの八百屋は果物も売っている。

    あのやおやはくだものもうっている。

    That greengrocer also sells fruit.

Usage

Everyday noun; now mostly small local shops, rarer in big cities.

Related words

野菜果物魚屋

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