Meanings
Suffix
1. shop; store; restaurant
usu. 屋
2. somebody who sells (something) or works as (something)
usu. 屋, can be derog.
3. somebody with a (certain) personality trait
usu. 屋
Noun
4. house
usu. 家
5. roof
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (381 in total)
furniture store; furniture dealer
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
landlord; landlady
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
loan shark who specializes in refinancing debts
thatched hut
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
professional killer; hit man
temporary residence or shelter
rush-thatched house
jail; gaol; jailhouse
newspaper reporter
hut; cabin; shed; one's own house
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
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
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
barbershop; barber shop; barber
gardener
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
house for sale
home in which a woman stays during her period (or while giving birth); period; menstruation; menses
smith; blacksmith
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
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 house, etc.)
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
house for rent
candy shop; candy maker
take-out (food)
shingle roof; house with a shingle roof
notary public; scribe; amanuensis
cowshed; cow farmer; restaurant specializing in beef dishes; store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef
ragman; garbage man
indigo dyer
maternity room; delivery room
mansion; palace; manor house; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) dignitary
one's house; one's home; one's family
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
bungalow; one-story house
watch store; watch dealer
general merchant; Jack of all trades
locksmith
street racer
bird dealer; poulterer
commuter train packer
umbrella shop
fabric store; draper; dry-goods store
house located on a street corner; corner house
alley house; rear tenement; slum
roof
inside the home; one's family
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
jail; gaol; prison
tenement house; row house
bakery; baker; pastry shop
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
florist; flower shop
stable; barn
hidden room; secret chamber
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
vacant house; unoccupied house
cavern; grotto
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
general store
house owner; home owner; head of the household
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
child's room; nursery
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
small-time candy store
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
real estate agent; realtor
restaurant
cake shop; pastry shop
tailor; dressmaker
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
second-hand shop; curio shop
soba restaurant
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
attic; garret; loft
mosquito net
shy; a very shy person
pawnshop
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
single room; own room
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
restaurant with only set meals
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
toy shop
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
rice shop; rice dealer
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
souvenir store; gift shop
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
moody person
Japanese-style confectionary store
tofu seller (maker)
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; fruiteress
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
encampment
tobacconist
lunch vendor
kimono fabrics shop; draper
old house; deserted house
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker
forwarding agency; express company
small attached annex; lean-to
small attached annex; lean-to
small attached annex; lean-to
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
corner room
electric appliance store; electrician
lodging house
walk-in closet; wardrobe room; dressing room; costume room
small restaurant; eating house
storage room; store room; lumber room
secondhand store
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
cleaner; dry-cleaner's
farmer's home
engineer; technician
eatery; restaurant
rental library
laundry; laundromat; launderette
one's (own) house
stationery shop; a stationer
store; shop
easygoing person
antique store
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
yakiniku restaurant
oden vendor
newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter
lumber dealer
hardware store or dealer
stone dealer
pizzeria; pizza parlor (parlour); pizza place
adjoining rooms
ragman; junkman; garbage man
painter (of buildings, etc.)
demolition contractor; wrecker; scrapyard; junkyard; auto wrecker
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
warmonger; warmaker
structure for housing heavy machinery
employment agency
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
removalist; mover
repair workshop; garage; repairman
okonomiyaki restaurant
inn; tavern; Edo period lodging for travellers
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
haberdashery; sundries store
karaoke club (bar)
two-storey house; two-story house
land shark; land speculator
eel restaurant
shooting gallery
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
bicycle shop; bicycle dealer
small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station
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
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
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
barber; barbershop; barber shop
oil dealer; oil merchant
dairy; milkman
dumpling store; dumpling seller
debt collector; bill collector; repo man
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
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
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
rice cake shop keeper; rice cake store (shop)
optician
scrap dealer; junk shop; junkman; electronics dealer
tent; tabernacle; small curtain-enclosed area (off a stage); Makuya (Original Gospel Movement of Japan)
bookmaker; taker of bets; ringman; bookie
variety store
waiting room; duty room; standby room
thrifty person
plasterer
rattling of a house
ice man; ice shop
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women
geisha house
dressing room
stockbroker
reseller; scalper
matmaker; mat dealer
one house; the same house; detached house
room for menservants
fixer; dispute resolution specialist
detached building; solitary house
public bathhouse
insurance man
glazier; glass shop
shed; shelter; terminal (e.g. cargo, airport, etc.); temporary covering of a building being built
delicatessen; deli
farm house; country cottage
box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen
flour dealer; miller; mill
goldfish seller (vendor)
wrestlers from the same stable
souvenir shop
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
snob; affected person
money-exchange shop
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
run-down shabby house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
video store
receiver's shop; pawnshop which knowingly buys stolen goods
obstinate person; blockhead
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who doesn't like to make an effort
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
record shop
brushmaker (calligraphy); brush seller
caterer
simple and inexpensive restaurant; diner
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
dyer; dye house
clog shop; geta shop
quibbler
different room; another room; separate rooms
perfectionist; enthusiast; zealot
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
publishing house
shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
bashful person; very shy person
broker; employment agency
camera shop; camera store
butcher specializing in beef; dealer in beef; beef-hotpot restaurant
jack-of-all-trades; all-rounder; generalist; general merchant; general store
weaver
black marketeer; black market trader
bedroom; sleeping room
chandler; candlemaker
scalper; ticket tout
apothecary; druggist; chemist; pharmacy; drugstore
prison
seller of high-quality sake; (Meiji or Taisho era) brothel
tipster (in horse racing, etc.); dopester; tout
pet store
tiled roof; tile-roofed house; tile maker; tile dealer; tile kiln
roofer; thatcher
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, and beans
scroll mounter; picture framer
office worker; clerk
traditional Japanese band of sandwich board advertisers
cowshed; cow farmer; restaurant specializing in beef dishes; store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef
room in Edo castle where the shogun's council of elders attended to governmental affairs
lavatory; dressing room
fastidious person; fussy person; faultfinder; nitpicker; stickler
mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse
sign maker
a tinker; tinkerer
person who sells left-over gifts received by the shogun or daimyo, etc. (Edo period)
rag-picker
basket maker
thrifty person; stingy person; tight-fisted person
mausoleum
brothel; bordello; whorehouse; cathouse
bookmaker; bookie; trader performing (stock market) bucketing; bucket shop
bookbinder
steak house
dry-goods store
superstitious person; practical joker; peddler; itinerant salesman
tile-roofed house
fly-by-night arranger; person who helps others flee creditors
pickle store; pickle shop; pickle dealer
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
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
person who lives an extravagant lifestyle
vegetable shop; greengrocery; seller of vegetables
croquette vendor
person who gathers night soil
paperer; picture framer
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
concession hunter; profiteer
noodle shop
scoop-getting freelance journalist
freeloader; scrounger; sponger; mooch
chanko 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.
sheet metal worker
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
beef-hotpot restaurant
beauty salon; hair dresser
person who is hard to please; grouch; complainer; whiner
kimono shop; kimono store
town crier
miser; grasping fellow
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
labor camp; labour camp; low-quality accommodation for laborers
posthouse; station; post station
snoop; meddler; nosey parker; buttinsky; kibbitzer
house; building
a printer's; a printer
sophist; quibbler
someone who feels the cold; someone sensitive to cold
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
one skilled at obtaining publicity
ornate hairpin store
cylindrical box shop
servants' quarters; room for servants
hanafuda maker; Nintendo
tightwad; miser
a prim person
promoter
show-off; limelighter; attention seeker
lacquer shop; lacquerer
people or companies that forcefully and illegally expel defaulting tenants from their lodgings
brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
fashionable person; dandy; flashy dresser; fop
illegal bookie; unlicensed bookmaker
long hitter (golf, baseball, etc.); fast driver
professional relationship ender
grump; heat merchant
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; hovel; miserable shack
restaurant specializing in fried beef or pork offal
building relocation (without disassembly); house relocation
tipster; dopester; tout
dry-goods store
ragman; garbage man; garbage collector
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
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
Examples (15 in total)
Do you want to go to a coffee shop?
The pipe shop is across the street.
Which ice cream shop are you going to?