also: やすみじゃや
wayside teahouse; resting teahouse
A traditional teahouse along a road or path where travelers can rest and have tea. Evokes a historical or rural setting.
We took a break at a wayside teahouse along the highway.
Travelers in the old days rested at wayside teahouses.
Standard kanji spelling for a wayside teahouse where travelers rest.
Abbreviated spelling; less common but still encountered.
Irregular kana usage; ぢ is normally used in the standard reading. This spelling may appear in some contexts but is not standard.
Compound of 休み (rest) and 茶屋 (teahouse). The reading ぢゃや reflects historical rendaku and the older kana usage for 茶屋.