床屋

Japanese
Kanji in this term
床 屋
とこ
Grade: S		 や
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 床(とこ) (toko, “raised floor”) + 屋(や) (ya, “shop”), due to how barbershops were historically often 床店(とこみせ) (tokomise, “stall with a raised floor used as a store”).

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) とこや [tòkóyá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [to̞ko̞ja̠]

    Noun

    床(とこ)屋(や) • (tokoya) 

    1. barbershop; barber
    2. hairdresser's; hairdresser

    References
    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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