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床屋

とこや

barber, barbershop

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Examples

  1. おや、床屋へ行ってきたんだね。

    おや、とこやへいってきたんだね。

    Oh, you've been to the barber's.

  2. 父は月に一度、床屋で髪を切ってもらう。

    ちちはつきにいちど、とこやでかみをきってもらう。

    My father gets his hair cut at the barber's once a month.

  3. 駅前の床屋は日曜日が休みです。

    えきまえのとこやはにちようびがやすみです。

    The barbershop in front of the station is closed on Sundays.

Common patterns

床屋へ行く
to go to the barber's
床屋で髪を切る
to have one's hair cut at the barber's
近所の床屋
the local barbershop

Memory tip

床屋 is the traditional men's barber, with a shave included; 美容院 is the salon women and younger men use. The polite sign outside says 理髪店, but nobody says that in conversation.

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