- sabou teahouse, coffee shop
A refined, somewhat old-fashioned word for a traditional teahouse or coffee shop, often in literary or formal contexts.
静かな茶房でお茶を飲みました。
shizuka na sabou de ocha o nomimashita.
I drank tea in a quiet teahouse.
この茶房は自家製ケーキが人気です。
kono sabou wa jikasei kēki ga ninki desu.
This teahouse is popular for its homemade cakes.
⚖️ Often confused with 喫茶店 (kissaten), which is the everyday word for a coffee shop; 茶房 sounds more traditional or literary.
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