Word Meaning 床屋

とこや tokoya

床屋 is read as とこや (tokoya) and means barbershop.

Meaning

English

barbershop
barber shop
barber

Reading

Kana

とこや

Romaji

tokoya

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 16156 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

床屋談義

とこやだんぎ

barbershop talk

床の間

とこのま

tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

床

とこ

alcove

床下

ゆかした

under the floor

床

ゆか

dining platform built across a river

床上

ゆかうえ

on a floor

岩屋

いわや

cavern

総会屋

そうかいや

extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings

菓子屋

かしや

confectionery shop

寺子屋

てらこや

temple elementary school (during the Edo period)

造り酒屋

つくりざかや

sake brewer

照れ屋

てれや

very shy person

Example Sentences

床屋に行きなさい。

Go to the barber.

私は床屋で散髪した。

I had my hair cut at the barber's.

床屋に行くつもりだよ。

I intend to go to the barbershop.

月に一度、床屋に行きます。

I go to the barber's once a month.

１ヶ月に１回床屋に行くよ。

I usually go to the barber once a month.

おや、床屋へ行ってきたのだね。

Oh, you've been to the barbershop.

昨日床屋で髪を切ってもらったんだ。

I had my hair cut at the barber shop yesterday.

私は床屋さんで髪を刈ってもらいました。

I had my hair cut at the barber's.

「どこへ行ってきたのですか」「床屋へ行ってきたところです」

"Where have you been?" "I've been to the barber's."

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