砂糖屋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
砂 糖 屋
さ
Grade: 6 		とう
Grade: 6 		や
Grade: 3

Etymology

砂糖 (“sugar”) +‎ 屋 (“shop”)

Often cited in contrast to 里親 (satooya, “foster parent”) in discussion of the phonological distinction between long vowels and geminate vowels.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sa̠to̞ːja̠]

Noun

砂(さ)糖(とう)屋(や) • (satōya) ←さたうや (satauya)?

  1. a place or person who sells sugar; a sugar dealer

See also

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