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JLPT N5 · Around town

八百屋

やおや

greengrocer

Stroke order of 八百屋

3 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

八 · 2 strokes百 · 6 strokes屋 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

The shop (屋) selling eight hundred (八百) kinds of goods is the greengrocer.

Parts: 八 eight + 百 hundred + 屋 shop

The characters in 八百屋

  • 八 はち — eight (2 strokes)
  • 百 ひゃく — hundred (6 strokes)

Example sentence

八百屋でりんごを買いました。

やおやでりんごをかいました。

I bought apples at the greengrocer.

Words with 八

八eight八つeight (things)八百eight hundred八日8th (of the month); eight days八月August

Words with 百

百hundred三百three hundred六百six hundred八百eight hundred百円100 yen五百円500 yen百貨店department store

Words with 屋

肉屋butcher shop花屋flower shop魚屋fish shop屋根roof本屋bookshop床屋barber屋上rooftop部屋room屋台food stall

More words: Around town

交番police box喫茶店coffee shop肉屋butcher shop花屋flower shop魚屋fish shop百貨店department store角corner橋bridge信号traffic light交差点intersection階段stairs池pond

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