酒屋
Meanings
1
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop
A shop that sells alcoholic beverages, including sake, wine, beer, and spirits.
I bought beer at the liquor store in front of the station.
2
sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
Refers to a person who runs a sake shop or liquor store, or a sake brewer. Often used for a traditional sake merchant.
That sake dealer is a long-established sake brewery passed down for generations.
Usage patterns
- 酒屋で〈物〉を買うto buy something at the liquor store
I bought some beer at the liquor store.
- 酒屋を営むto run a liquor store (as a business)
My grandfather ran a liquor store in town.