Can a supermarket be considered a yaoya if it sells vegetables in addition to other things?


Can a supermarket be considered a yaoya if it sells vegetables in addition to
other things?




No. 八百屋 only refers to relatively small shops that sell vegetable and fruit.
See this image search result:
[https://search.yahoo.co.jp/image/search?p=%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E5%B1%8B&ei=UTF-8](https://search.yahoo.co.jp/image/search?p=%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E5%B1%8B&ei=UTF-8)




No. 八百屋 only refers to relatively small shops that sell vegetable and fruit.
See this image search result:
[https://search.yahoo.co.jp/image/search?p=%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E5%B1%8B&ei=UTF-8](https://search.yahoo.co.jp/image/search?p=%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E5%B1%8B&ei=UTF-8)

