赤提灯あかちょうちん

noun

red paper lantern

A traditional red paper lantern, often hung outside bars and eateries.

• 居い酒ざか屋やの前まえに赤提灯あかちょうちんがぶら下さがっている。

  A red paper lantern is hanging in front of the izakaya.

noun

cheap bar or eatery

By metonymy, a modest drinking or eating establishment that displays a red lantern; often implies a casual, inexpensive place.

• 駅えき前まえの赤提灯あかちょうちんで一いっ杯ぱいやろう。

  Let's grab a drink at that cheap bar in front of the station.