Word Meaning 居酒屋

いざかや izakaya

居酒屋 is read as いざかや (izakaya) and means izakaya.

Meaning

English

  1. izakaya
  2. Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

Reading

Kana

いざかや

Romaji

izakaya

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Synonyms 赤提灯,一発飲み屋,キャバレー,クラブ,酒場,スナック,飲み屋,呑み屋 Related Words 酔っ払い,飲み屋,酒場,バー,キャバクラ,ホストクラブ,飲み会,ビール Rank 6084 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

酒屋

さかや

liquor store

酒問屋

さかどんや

liquor store

芝居小屋

しばいごや

playhouse

造り酒屋

つくりざかや

sake brewer

芝居茶屋

しばいぢゃや

tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki)

銘酒屋

めいしゅや

seller of high-quality sake

茶屋酒

ちゃやざけ

liquor consumed in a teahouse

居所

いどころ

place of temporary residence

居住

きょじゅう

residence

居間

いま

living room (Western style)

居る

おる

to (have the audacity to) do

居眠り

いねむり

nodding off (while sitting)

Example Sentences

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Let's race to the Izakaya!

I was given a hard time by a strange guy at the tavern.

I serve pub food to Canadian customers.

We're doing the same old routine: going bar hopping and then to karaoke.

I've made a reservation at a drinking place near Shinjuku Station. It's all you can drink for 2 hours for 2,500 yen.

I went back to my favorite pub, only to see seats with faces that I didn't recognize.

"Yamada-kun, what are you doing here?" "I'm working part-time." "You also work part-time at the cram school, right? And yet, you also work at the izakaya?" "As a helper sometimes."