How to say "bakery" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounA loanword covering 'bakery; pastry shop'. It typically appears in shop names, signs, and descriptions of bakery-style stores, and can carry a slightly fashionable or commercial nuance compared with the native word.
- パン屋パンやnounThe ordinary everyday word for a bakery, a shop that sells bread. Its second gloss 'baker' means it can also refer to the person who makes and sells bread, so context decides whether the shop or the person is meant.
Use 「パン屋」 for the everyday shop (or, via its second gloss, the baker as a person); 「ベーカリー」 is a loanword used for bakeries, often with a stylish or shop-name flavor.
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