JLPT N5 · Noun

八百屋 (yaoya)

八百屋 (やおや, yaoya) is a Japanese noun meaning “greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: やおや
Romaji: yaoya
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop · noun
jack of all trades · noun · colloquial

Example sentences

その八百屋は客にとても親切だ。

The greengrocer is very kind to his customers.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 八百屋

八

eight, eight radical (no. 12)ハチ・ハツ・や・や.つ · 2 strokes

百

hundredヒャク・ビャク・もも · 6 strokes

屋

roof, house, shopオク・や · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 八百屋.

八はちeight八つやっつeight八日ようか8th day of the month百ひゃくhundred百科事典ひゃっかじてんencyclopedia部屋へやroom屋やshop床屋とこやbarbershop屋上おくじょうrooftop小屋こやhut屋根やねroof屋外おくがいoutdoors家屋かおくhouse店屋みせやstore

Source: JMdict entry 1476960 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.