Definition
In Japanese culture, a traditional tavern or small restaurant, often modest and frequented by working-class people, serving simple food and drinks.
Etymology
From Japanese 'kamiya' (上屋), literally 'upper house' or structure. It refers to a simple establishment that developed in Edo-period Japan as informal gathering places.
Kelly Says
Kamiya establishments were the equivalent of modern dive bars—they were where ordinary people socialized, gossiped, and built community bonds outside rigid feudal hierarchies, making them culturally important despite their humble reputation.
Translations
ARالعربية
نحن معًا
nahnu ma'an
BNবাংলা
আমরা একসাথে
amra ek-sath-e
CACatalà
nosaltres junts
no-sal-tres junts
CSČeština
my společně
my spolecne
DADansk
vi sammen
vee sammen
DEDeutsch
wir zusammen
kah-mee-ya
ELΕλληνικά
εμείς μαζί
e-me-is mazi
ESEspañol
nosotros, juntos
kah-mee-ya
FAفارسی
ما با هم
ma ba ham
FISuomi
me yhdessä
me yhdessä
FRFrançais
nous ensemble
kah-mee-ya
HEעברית
אנחנו יחד
e-ne-kha-nu ya-chad
HIहिन्दी
हम साथ
ham saath
HUMagyar
mi együtt
mee egyutt
IDBahasa Indonesia
kami bersama
kami bersama
IGIG
anyị n'otu
a-nyee n'otu
ITItaliano
noi insieme
kah-mee-ya
KMKM
យើងគ្មាន
yaung k'mahn
MSBahasa Melayu
kami bersama
kami bersama
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်တို့ တကွ
kyun-taw-to daka
NLNederlands
wij samen
viy samen
NONorsk
vi sammen
vee sammen
PAPA
ਸਾਡੇ ਮਿલਕੇ
saade milke
PLPolski
my razem
my razem
PTPortuguês
nós juntos
ka-mee-ya
RORomână
noi împreună
noy impreuna
RUРусский
мы вместе
my vmeste
SVSvenska
vi tillsammans
vee tillsammans
SWKiswahili
sisi pamoja
see-see pa-mo-ja
TAதமிழ்
நாங்கள் ஒன்றாக
naangaḷ onṟṟāga
TEతెలుగు
우రి కలిసి
uri kali
THไทย
พวกเราด้วยกัน
phak rao duay kan
TLTL
kami magkasama
kami magkasama
TRTürkçe
biz birlikte
biz birlikte
UKУкраїнська
ми разом
mee razom
VITiếng Việt
chúng tôi cùng nhau
chung toi cung nhau
YOYO
wa ni gbé
wa nee gbé
ZUZU
sith bonke
seeth bonke