玉屋 (たまや) Japanese meaning | KotomoraFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000 Meanings
1
noun
jeweler; jewelry store
A shop or person dealing in gems and jewelry. The term is straightforward but not the most common modern word; 宝石店 is more frequent.
2
noun
soap bubble vendor
archaic
Archaic term for a street vendor who sold soap bubbles, often associated with the Edo period. Not used in modern Japanese.
江戸時代には、玉屋が町でしゃぼん玉を売っていた。
In the Edo period, soap bubble vendors sold bubbles in town.