Translation guide
A store that sells meat. In Japan, this is typically a standalone butcher shop or the meat section of a supermarket.
A standalone shop specializing in selling raw meat.
The most common and natural word for a butcher shop or meat store. Can also refer to the butcher themselves.
駅前に新しい肉屋ができた。
A new meat shop opened in front of the station.
あの肉屋の鶏肉は新鮮だ。
The chicken at that meat shop is fresh.
A more formal term for a butcher shop, often used in signage or business names.
商店街の精肉店で牛肉を買った。
I bought beef at the butcher shop in the shopping district.
A polite and friendly way to refer to a meat shop, often used in conversation or by children.
お肉屋さんでコロッケを買おう。
Let's buy some croquettes at the meat shop.
The area within a larger store where meat is sold.
Refers specifically to the meat section or counter inside a supermarket or department store.
スーパーの精肉コーナーでひき肉を買った。
I bought ground meat at the supermarket's meat section.
A more general and slightly softer way to say 'meat section', common in everyday speech.
お肉売り場はどこですか？
Where is the meat section?
In Japanese, 肉屋 (nikuya) can mean both the shop and the person working there. Context usually makes it clear. If you need to specify the person, you can say 肉屋さん (nikuya-san).