Japanese

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Kanji in this term
とこ
Grade: S

Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

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From (とこ) (toko, raised floor) + () (ya, shop), due to how barbershops were historically often 床店(とこみせ) (tokomise, stall with a raised floor used as a store).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(とこ)() (tokoya

  1. barbershop; barber
  2. hairdresser's; hairdresser

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN