や
Meanings
Suffix
1. shop; store; restaurant
usu. 屋
2. someone who sells (something) or works as (something)
usu. 屋, can be derog.
3. someone with a (certain) personality trait
usu. 屋
Noun
4. house
usu. 家
5. roof
Pitch accent
や
Used in vocabulary (474 in total)
furniture store; furniture dealer
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
roof
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat or carriage); (arch.) large roofed area on a boat (resembling a house)
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
perfectionist; enthusiast; zealot
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
soba restaurant
store; shop
rush-thatched house
chandler; candlemaker
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades
easygoing person
charcoal dealer
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
thatched cottage
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
tenement house; row house
locksmith
temporary residence or shelter
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
shingle roof; house with a shingle roof
one's house; one's home; one's family
bakery; baker
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
postman; mailman; mail carrier; letter carrier; postie
rattling and trembling of a house (traditionally believed to be caused by oni or the deceased); creaking of a building (and its furniture)
candy shop; candy maker
barber; barbershop; barber shop
florist; flower shop
vacant house; unoccupied house
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender
professional killer; hit man
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
landlord; landlady
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
house for rent
ice man; ice shop
cowshed; cow farmer; restaurant specializing in beef dishes; store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef
indigo dyer
clothing shop; tailor; dressmaker
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
jail; gaol; prison
general store
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
mosquito net
(Western) clothing store; clothes shop; tailor; dressmaker; tailor's shop
general store; general dealer; jack-of-all-trades; jill-of-all-trades
painter (of buildings, etc.)
eccentrically dressed band of advertisers
food delivered from a restaurant
shed; shelter; terminal (e.g. cargo, airport, etc.); temporary covering of a building being built
arrogant person; overbearing person; self-important person; braggart; boaster
record shop; record store
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
hidden room; secret chamber
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
child's room; nursery
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
very shy person; bashful person
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
temple elementary school (Edo period)
tobacco shop; tobacconist
electric appliance store; electrician
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
farmer's home
antique store
okonomiyaki restaurant
two-storey house; two-story house
newspaper reporter
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
one house; the same house; detached house
cake shop; pastry shop; confectionary
kebab shop
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
house for sale
eatery; restaurant
noodle shop
donburi restaurant; shop serving rice bowl dishes
outer roofed structure for protecting cultural assets and historic sites
house built on stilts (e.g. the pang uk in Hong Kong)
inside the home; one's family
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
jail; gaol; jailhouse
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
vacant house; unoccupied house
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
restaurant
stable; barn
real estate agent; realtor
cake shop; pastry shop
small-time candy store; penny candy store
tailor; dressmaker
second-hand shop; curio shop
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
attic; garret; loft
pawnshop
bungalow; one-story house
single room; own room
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
barbershop; barber shop; barber
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
restaurant that only serves set meals
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
second hand clothes shop
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
rice shop; rice dealer
souvenir store; gift shop
Echigoya; Echigoya (nefarious businessman; stock character in period dramas)
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
moody person
Japanese-style confectionary store
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
udon restaurant
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer
gardener; garden centre
encampment; official residence (of a magistrate or minor feudal lord); administrative headquarters (of a minor daimyo or shogunate deputy)
lunch vendor
kimono fabrics shop; draper
forwarding agency; express company
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
old house; deserted house
corner room; corner apartment
small attached annex; lean-to
small attached annex; lean-to
small attached annex; lean-to
watch store; watchmaker
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
walk-in closet; wardrobe room; dressing room; costume room
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
small restaurant; eating house
lodging house
storage room; store room; lumber room
laundry; dry cleaner's
secondhand store
eatery; restaurant
engineer; technician
rental library
one's (own) house
laundry; laundromat; launderette
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
easygoing person
stationery shop; a stationer
oden vendor; oden restaurant
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
yakiniku restaurant
hardware store; hardware dealer; ironmonger
lumber dealer
stone dealer
adjoining rooms
newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter
pizzeria; pizza parlor (parlour); pizza place
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
structure for housing heavy machinery
demolition contractor; wrecker; scrapyard; junkyard; auto wrecker
warmonger; warmaker
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
ragman; junkman; garbage man
hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
removalist; mover
employment agency
hatago (type of Edo-period inn for travellers)
shop selling prepared food
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
repair workshop; garage; repairman
debt collector; bill collector
land shark; land speculator
haberdashery; sundries store
karaoke club (bar)
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
shooting gallery
eel restaurant
searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly; house hunting
female servants' bedroom
Ise merchant; shop name of an Ise merchant; (arch.) miser; (arch.) stingy person; (arch.) skinflint
house building; building a house; style of a house; appearance of a house
bicycle shop; bicycle dealer
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station
scrap dealer; junk shop; junkman; electronics dealer
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
street racer
coffee shop; coffeehouse
dairy; milkman
oil dealer; oil merchant
newspaper reporter
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
optician
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who does not like to make an effort
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who does not like to make an effort
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who does not like to make an effort
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who does not like to make an effort
folding fan shop
thrifty person
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
bird dealer; poulterer
dumpling store; dumpling seller
waiting room; duty room; standby room
tonkatsu restaurant
tent; tabernacle; small curtain-enclosed area (off a stage); Makuya (Original Gospel Movement of Japan)
rice cake shop keeper; rice cake store (shop)
variety store
plasterer
detached building; solitary house
geisha house
dressing room
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women
souvenir shop
room for menservants
stockbroker
matmaker; mat dealer
fixer; dispute resolution specialist
insurance man
bookmaker; taker of bets; ringman; bookie
public bathhouse
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
glazier; glass shop
farm house; country cottage
loan shark who specializes in refinancing debts
wrestlers from the same stable
box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen
cake shop; pastry shop; confectionary
flour dealer; miller; mill
goldfish seller (vendor)
snob; affected person
video store
money-exchange shop
record shop; record store
caterer
thatched hut
reseller; scalper
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
receiver's shop; pawnshop which knowingly buys stolen goods
commuter train packer
brushmaker (calligraphy); brush seller
obstinate person; blockhead
labor camp; labour camp; low-quality accommodation for laborers
simple and inexpensive restaurant; diner
argumentative person; captious person; controversialist; quibbler
maltster
tempura shop; tempura restaurant
dyer; dye house
clog shop; geta shop
different room; another room; separate rooms
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
notary public; scribe; amanuensis
bashful person; very shy person
publishing house
ezōshi shop; Edo-period shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
jack-of-all-trades; jill-of-all-trades; all-rounder; general store
tipster (in horse racing, etc.); dopester; tout
woodturner
broker; employment agency
scalper; ticket tout
butcher specializing in beef; dealer in beef; beef-hotpot restaurant
camera shop; camera store
weaver
chandler; candlemaker
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.); grindery
black marketeer; black market trader
prison
office worker; clerk
bedroom; sleeping room
apothecary; druggist; chemist; pharmacy; drugstore
scroll mounter; picture framer
fastidious person; fussy person; faultfinder; nitpicker; stickler
tea shop; tea merchant
tiled roof; tile-roofed house; tile maker; tile dealer; tile kiln
brothel (masked as a seller of high-quality sake)
pet store
roofer; thatcher
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, etc. (Edo period); boiled-food vendor (Edo period)
lavatory; dressing room
Japanese restaurant
room in Edo castle where the shogun's council of elders attended to governmental affairs
car rental agency; car rental shop
mausoleum
Edo-period seller of foreign goods
Edo-period seller of foreign goods
umbrella shop
sign maker
rag-picker
pickle store; pickle shop; pickle dealer
person who bought and resold surplus gifts given to daimyo or samurai (Edo period)
number of houses; number of households
thrifty person; stingy person; tight-fisted person
a tinker; tinkerer
fabric store; draper; dry-goods store
basket maker
miso shop; miso maker
bookmaker; bookie; trader performing (stock market) bucketing; bucket shop
bookmaker; bookie; trader performing (stock market) bucketing; bucket shop
brothel; bordello; whorehouse; cathouse
rented house
cowshed; cow farmer; restaurant specializing in beef dishes; store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef
house located on a street corner; corner house
steak house
mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse
bookbinder
dry-goods store
superstitious person; practical joker; peddler; itinerant salesman
tile-roofed house
fly-by-night arranger; person who helps others flee creditors
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
person who lives an extravagant lifestyle
expulsion room; banishment room; boredom room; rooms where employees who cannot be fired are sent to encourage resignation
arrogant person; overbearing person; self-important person; braggart; boaster
pachinko parlor
vegetable shop; greengrocery; seller of vegetables
dumpling shop; gyoza restaurant
humble cottage; hut
Matsuya; Matsuya (department store)
croquette vendor
freeloader; scrounger; sponger; mooch
deliverer; delivery guy
prolific scorer; goal-getter
paperer; picture framer
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
concession hunter; profiteer
scoop-getting freelance journalist
prolific scorer; goal-getter
chanko restaurant
sukiyaki restaurant
shop that handles Western goods (esp. Western-style apparel and accessories)
ticket reseller; shop where one can buy and sell gift certificates, coupons, travel and concert tickets, etc.
donburi restaurant; shop serving rice bowl dishes
L-shaped house (with attached stable); pawnshop; stale bull; weak bull
sheet metal worker
person who gathers night soil
yarn seller
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
shop; store; merchant; shopkeeper
beauty salon; hair dresser
person who is hard to please; grouch; complainer; whiner
kimono shop; kimono store
L-shaped house (with attached stable); pawnshop; stale bull; weak bull
Takashimaya; Takashimaya (Japanese department store chain)
town crier
snoop; meddler; nosey parker; buttinsky; kibbitzer
careless person; scatterbrain
miser; grasping fellow
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
hairpin shop
posthouse; station; post station
house; building
Otowaya (stage name of a kabuki family)
someone who feels the cold; someone sensitive to cold
alley house; rear tenement; slum
one skilled at obtaining publicity
letterpress printer; letterpress printing shop
sophist; quibbler
someone who feels the cold; someone sensitive to cold
home in which a woman stays during her period (or while giving birth); period; menstruation; menses
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
ragman; garbage man
brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
cylindrical box shop
servants' quarters; room for servants
hanafuda maker; Nintendo
tightwad; miser
a prim person
maternity room; delivery room
promoter
show-off; limelighter; attention seeker
lacquer shop; lacquerer
adult toy shop (i.e. a sex shop)
people or companies that forcefully and illegally expel defaulting tenants from their lodgings
fashionable person; dandy; flashy dresser; fop
illegal bookie; unlicensed bookmaker
long hitter (golf, baseball, etc.); fast driver
salon providing ear-care and relaxation treatments
Midoriya
professional relationship ender
grump; heat merchant
ragman; garbage man; garbage collector
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; hovel; miserable shack
restaurant specializing in grilled offal
tipster; dopester; tout
building relocation (without disassembly); house relocation
scaredy-cat; easily startled person
Fujiya (Japanese confectionary maker)
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
kanji "enter" radical at top (radical 11)
dry-goods store
confidence man; con man; company (or person) carrying out credit fraud
person who gathers night soil
indigo dyer
place to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
store that sells remaindered book or magazines
karuta maker; maker of traditional Japanese cards
curry restaurant; curry house; curry shop
Chinese restaurant
poulterer
video rental shop
donut shop; doughnut shop
yakitori restaurant
Western-style restaurant
eatery; restaurant
takoyaki shop; takoyaki stall
prostitute
boss room; boss stage
eatery; restaurant
weapon shop; weapon store
Ashiya University
Shirokiya (department store)
Sukiya (gyudon restaurant chain)
pawnshop
Edo-era meat vendor (esp. of large game, e.g. deer, boar); butcher
Edo-era meat vendor (esp. of large game, e.g. deer, boar); butcher
(house with a) gabled roof
brothel
caterer in a red-light district
Ashiya Station (JR West)
Shioya Station (Hyōgo)
Araya Station (Akita)
Chiya Dam
Sekiya Station
Examples (13 in total)
The pipe shop is across the street.
Which ice cream shop are you going to?
Wendy's is a burger place.