本屋
ほんや · hon'oku
Principal residence
- bookstore, bookshop
- publisher
- main building
Other ways to say “principal residence” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
駅前の本屋で、文庫本を三冊買った。
えきまえのほんやで、ぶんこぼんをさんさつかった。
I bought three paperback books at the bookstore in front of the station.
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あの本屋は、朝十時まで営業している。
あのほんやは、あさじゅうじまでえいぎょうしている。
That bookstore is open until ten in the morning.
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図書館と学校の間に本屋があります。
としょかんとがっこうのあいだにほんやがあります。
There is a bookstore between the library and the school.
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この本屋も文房具を売っています。
このほんやもぶんぼうぐをうっています。
This bookstore also sells stationery.
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What does 本屋 mean?
Principal residence. It can also mean: bookstore, bookshop; publisher; main building.
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ほんや (hon'oku). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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