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ちゃんこ屋や

Meanings

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noun

chanko restaurant

sumofood / cooking

A restaurant specializing in chanko-nabe, the hearty hot pot dish associated with sumo wrestlers. Often run by former sumo wrestlers.

See also: ちゃんこ鍋

両りょう国ごくには有ゆう名めいなちゃんこ屋やがたくさんある。
There are many famous chanko restaurants in Ryogoku.

Kanji

屋roof, house, shop

Similar words

ちゃんこ鍋なべ
ちゃんこ鍋 is the dish itself, while ちゃんこ屋 is the restaurant that serves it.

Etymology

Compound of ちゃんこ (chanko, a sumo wrestler's meal) and 屋 (shop). The exact origin of ちゃんこ is uncertain, but it likely derives from a term used in sumo stables.