noun
hanafuda maker; hanafuda shop
Refers to a person or business that produces or sells hanafuda cards.
See also: 花札
祖父は花札屋を営んでいた。
My grandfather ran a hanafuda shop.
noun
Internet slang used derogatorily to refer to Nintendo, likening the company to a traditional hanafuda maker. Often used in online discussions critical of Nintendo's business practices.
あの花札屋がまた変な周辺機器を出した。
That hanafuda maker (Nintendo) released another weird peripheral.
任天堂 is the standard, neutral name for Nintendo. 花札屋 is a derogatory slang term used online.
Compound of 花札 (hanafuda, traditional Japanese playing cards) and 屋 (ya, shop or dealer). The slang sense derives from Nintendo's origins as a hanafuda card manufacturer.