Meaning

Primary

Fish Shop

Alternatives

Fish Market, Fish Dealer, Fish Store, Fishmonger

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A fish shop is a fish shop, a place from which you buy fish. Especially in Japan, very important.

Reading

さかなや
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This jukugo word uses kun'yomi readings for both kanji. You learned the さかな reading a couple levels ago with the vocab word , and you should know the reading of from the kanji. Just combine them to get the reading for this one: さかなや.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 近くの魚屋

    nearby fish shop

    となりの魚屋

    fish shop next door

    他の魚屋

    another fish shop

Context Sentences

魚屋さんで生のサーモンを買いました。

We bought some raw salmon at a fish shop.

魚屋さんは買った魚を切ってくれますよ。

The fish shop will cut the fish you buy.

あそこの魚屋さんのご主人、日中は魚屋さんだけど、夜はロックバンドのドラマーなんですって。

The owner of that fish shop runs the shop during the day, but at night he's the drummer in a rock band.

Kanji Composition