How to Say ‘Japanese restaurant Sakura’ in Japanese
和食処さくら
washoku jo sakura
[wah-SHOH-koo doh-KOH-roh sakura]
💬 Usage Tip: 処 (dokoro) means "place for", and it often appears in restaurant names: 和食処 is a "Japanese-food place", and お食事処 (o-shokuji-dokoro) is a general "eatery".
Phrase Breakdown
和食処
washoku jo
Japanese restaurant
和食 (washoku, Japanese food) + 処 (dokoro, place). Read 'washoku-dokoro'. The 'to' of 'tokoro' becomes 'do' when joined.
駅の近くに和食処があります。
There is a Japanese restaurant near the station.
Words in this phrase
和食
washoku
[wah-SHOH-koo]
Japanese cuisine
Traditional Japanese food, as opposed to Western food.
今日は和食が食べたいです。
I want to eat Japanese food today.
処
jo
[doh-KOH-roh]
place; restaurant (eatery)
A suffix meaning 'place', often used in restaurant names to sound traditional.
お食事処で昼ご飯を食べました。
I ate lunch at an eatery.
さくら
sakura
[sakura]
Cherry Blossom
The flowering cherry trees, renowned for their beauty in Japanese culture.
公園にたくさんの『さくら』があります。
There are many cherry blossoms in the park.
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