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魚屋

Fish Shop


Meaning

Fish Shop, Fish Market, Fish Dealer, Fish Store, Fishmonger

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A fish shop is a fish shop, a place from which you buy fish. Especially in Japan, very important.


Reading

さかなや

Explanation

The kun'yomi reading is used for the 魚 (so it's さかな) and the kun'yomi reading is used for 屋 (や). You'll have to use the reading of 魚 from the vocabulary from a couple levels ago to remember the reading of this one.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 近くの魚屋

    nearby fish shop

    となりの魚屋

    fish shop next door

    他の魚屋

    another fish shop

  • 魚屋の前

    in front of the fish shop

    魚屋のおやじ

    male proprietor of the fish shop

    魚屋の魚

    fish of the fish shop

  • 魚屋になる

    to become a fish shop

    魚屋に行く

    to go to the fish shop

    魚屋に生まれる

    to be born at the fish shop

  • 魚屋さん

    fish shop

    魚屋たち

    fishmongers

    魚屋みたい

    like a fish shop

  • お魚屋さん

    fish shop

Context Sentences

魚屋さんで生のサーモンを買いました。

We bought some raw salmon at a fish shop.

魚屋さんは買った魚を切ってくれますよ。

The fish shop will cut the fish you buy.

あそこの魚屋さんのご主人、日中は魚屋さんだけど、夜はロックバンドのドラマーなんですって。

The owner of that fish shop runs the shop during the day, but at night he's the drummer in a rock band.


Kanji Composition