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パチンコ屋 (パチンコや) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

パチンコ屋や

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Meanings

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noun

pachinko parlor; pachinko hall

A shop or establishment where people play pachinko, a popular Japanese mechanical game resembling a vertical pinball machine.

See also: パチンコ

駅えきの近ちかくに新あたらしいパチンコ屋やができた。
A new pachinko parlor opened near the station.
彼かれは毎まい週しゅう末まつパチンコ屋やに行いく。
He goes to the pachinko parlor every weekend.

Kanji

屋roof, house, shop

Similar words

パチンコ
Refers to the game itself or the machines, while パチンコ屋 specifically means the establishment where the game is played.

Etymology

Compound of パチンコ (pachinko, the game) and 屋 (shop, establishment). The word パチンコ is of uncertain origin, possibly onomatopoeic from the clicking sound of the balls.