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Japanese word 八百屋: vegetable shop / greengrocer. Meanings and example sentences.

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八百屋 (やおや): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

八百屋 (やおや) means vegetable shop / greengrocer.

See example sentences below.

八百屋 at a glance

八百屋
やおやyaoya
N5noun
vegetable shop / greengrocer
八百屋やおやyaoyaN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 八百屋

Core meaning

vegetable shop / greengrocer

Basic example sentences

Example 1

やおやでにんじんをかいました。

Translation

I bought carrots at the greengrocer.

Example 2

まいあさやおやへやさいをかいにいきます。

Translation

I go to the greengrocer every morning to buy vegetables.

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