居酒屋

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • An izakaya: a Japanese bar or pub that serves alcoholic beverages and also sells snacks; a type of Japanese drinking establishment which also serves food to accompany the drinks. They are popular, casual places for after-work drinking.

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 居 (residence, sitting in a place, existing in a place, there is, being in a place, being, abode, reside) + Japanese 連用形 (meeting, house, counselor, store, gathering, building)+ Japanese continuative or stem form of verb ja-l + Japanese 居る iru “to be (for animate subjects)” + Japanese 酒 (alcohol, alcoholic drink, liquor, alcoholic beverage, sake, rice wine, wine, especially rice wine)+ Japanese 屋 (house, shop, building, seller, -ist, store, -er, person who sells does that thing, commodity service provider, structure, professional, tradesman, hut, shopkeeper).

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Japanese

Gloss

house, shop, building, seller, -ist, store, -er, person who sells does that thing, commodity service provider, structure, professional, tradesman, hut, shopkeeper

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