► 接尾辞
屋 [や] meaning: store rank: 1
☆ 本屋・自転車屋・パン屋・中華料理屋・寿司屋 ⇨ Bookstore. Bicycle shop. Bakery. Chinese restaurant. Sushi bar
屋 [や] meaning: person rank: 2
☆ うちの子供は恥ずかしがり屋だ ⇨ My kid is very shy (☛ A person with a specific personality trait. More informal than 家)
☆ 彼女は大変な頑張り屋だ ⇨ She’s such a hard worker (☛ A person with a specific personality trait. More informal than 家)
More examples:
- あそこのラーメン屋はとにかく美味い ⇨ That ramen restaurant is very good for whatever reason
- 狭い部屋にもってこいの折りたたみベッド ⇨ A folding bed that works great for a small room
- この車の屋根の取り外しには数分しかかからない ⇨ Detaching the roof of the car takes only a few minutes
- 週末に部屋を片付けた ⇨ I cleaned up my room during the weekend
- 彼は彼女の働く飲み屋に足繁く通っている ⇨ He frequently goes to the bar she works at
- 鉄板で出来た屋根 ⇨ A roof made of sheet metal
- 彼は屋根に上った ⇨ He got on top of the roof
- 簡単な作りの小屋 ⇨ A shed with a simple structure
- 紀伊國屋書店 ⇨ Kinokuniya (a major Japanese bookstore chain)
- 部屋が暖まるには少し時間が掛かる ⇨ It takes some time before the room warms up
- 彼女の部屋には箪笥がある ⇨ There’s a dresser in her room
- 彼女はプロの殺し屋だった ⇨ She was a professional assassin
- 女郎屋 ⇨ A brothel
- 僕がしょっちゅう行く飲み屋 ⇨ The pub I go often
- 家賃月五万円の部屋 ⇨ A room with a monthly rent of ¥50K