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大人のおもちゃ屋 (おとなのおもちゃや) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大人おとなのおもちゃ屋や

Meanings

1

expression, noun

adult toy shop; sex shop

Euphemistic term for a shop selling sex toys and adult goods; literally 'adult toy store'.

駅えきの近ちかくに大人おとなのおもちゃ屋やができた。
An adult toy shop opened near the station.
彼かれは大人おとなのおもちゃ屋やで働はたらいている。
He works at an adult toy shop.

Written forms

大人おとなのおもちゃ屋や
Standard spelling using おもちゃ (toy) in kana; the most common written form.
大人おとなの玩具おもちゃ屋や
Kanji spelling for おもちゃ (玩具); less common but still seen, especially in more formal or written contexts.

Kanji

大large, big
人person

屋roof, house, shop

玩play, take pleasure in, trifle with

具tool, utensil, means

Similar words

アダルトショップ
More direct loanword for 'adult shop'; 大人のおもちゃ屋 is a softer, more euphemistic Japanese phrase.
大人おとなのおもちゃ
Refers to adult toys themselves, not the shop.

Etymology

Compound of 大人 (おとな, adult) + の (possessive particle) + おもちゃ (toy) + 屋 (や, shop). A straightforward descriptive phrase.