How do you say "bakery" in Japanese?

パン屋

panya

Noun Kanji

In Japanese, "bakery" is パン屋 (panya).

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Pronunciation

パン屋 is written using kanji. Romanised as panya, it sounds roughly like "pah-nyah" to an English ear.

Writing and usage

Panya uses the katakana pan from Portuguese pao and the kanji ya for shop. It's a hybrid word showing how Japanese adopted bread culture and created bakery vocabulary.

Example sentence

あのパン屋はとても大きいです。

Ano Panya wa totemo ookii desu.

That bakery is very large.

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How to remember パン屋

Pan is bread in both Portuguese and Japanese. Ya is shop. Bakery is a bread shop - straightforward word building.

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Questions about パン屋

How do you pronounce パン屋?

パン屋 is romanised as panya. Say it roughly like "pah-nyah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is パン屋 formal or casual?

パン屋 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is パン屋 written in Japanese?

パン屋 is written using kanji. Panya uses the katakana pan from Portuguese pao and the kanji ya for shop.

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