Word Meaning 八百屋

やおや yaoya

八百屋 is read as やおや (yaoya) and means greengrocer.

Meaning

English

greengrocer
fruit and vegetable shop

Reading

Kana

やおや

Romaji

yaoya

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 7070 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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八百屋防風

やおやぼうふう

Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)

八百八町

はっぴゃくやちょう

the whole enormous extent of Edo

八百長

やおちょう

match fixing

八百万

やおよろず

myriad

八百八橋

はっぴゃくやばし

the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka)

八百八寺

はっぴゃくやでら

the large number of temples in Kyoto

八百長試合

やおちょうじあい

fixed match

八百万神

やおよろずのかみ

all the gods and goddesses

八百万

はっぴゃくまん

8,000,000

百八の鐘

ひゃくはちのかね

night-watch bell

百八煩悩

ひゃくはちぼんのう

the 108 kleshas

百八

ひゃくはち

the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions

Example Sentences

果物や野菜は八百屋で買ってるよ。

I buy my fruits and vegetables at the greengrocer's.

私は時々この八百屋で買い物をします。

I sometimes shop at this produce store.

米屋や、八百屋に借金が出来て行った。

I built up some debts at the rice seller and at the greengrocer.

スーパー等の量販店に押され、魚屋や八百屋といった昔ながらの店は減る一方だ。

Traditional stores, such as greengrocers and fishmongers, are becoming less and less popular due to the rise of supermarkets and other mass retailers.

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