How to Say ‘Behind the restaurant’ in Japanese
お店の裏
o mise no ura
[o MEE-seh noh OO-rah]
💬 Usage Tip: Japanese says "the restaurant's back" rather than "behind the restaurant": the place comes first, then の, then the position. The same works with 駅の前 (eki no mae) "in front of the station".
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[o]
polite prefix
Prefix added for politeness.
お名前は？
What is your name?
店
mise
[MEE-seh]
shop; restaurant
General word for a store or eating place; often used with お for politeness.
この店はおいしいです。
This restaurant is delicious.
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
Links two nouns to make “after meals”: ごはんのあと.
ごはんのあとにお薬を飲みます。
I take medicine after meals.
裏
ura
[OO-rah]
back; behind
The rear side of something, such as a building.
駅の裏にあります。
It is behind the station.
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