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

砂糖屋 (hiragana さとうや, rōmaji satōya, historical hiragana さたうや)

a place or person who sells sugar; a sugar dealer

See also

里親 (さとおや) (satooya)

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