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Meanings
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shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
Can refer to a shop that sells shoes or to a person who makes/repairs shoes. Context usually makes the meaning clear.
A new shoe store opened in front of the station.
My grandfather was the best shoemaker in town.
Usage patterns
- 靴屋で〈物〉を買うto buy something at the shoe store
I bought new sneakers at the shoe store in front of the station.
- 靴屋を営むto run a shoe store/cobbler's shop
My grandfather has run a shoe store in this town for many years.
- 靴屋に修理してもらうto have one's shoes repaired at the shoemaker's
I had my broken shoes repaired at the shoemaker's.