寺てら子こ屋や

noun

temple elementary school (Edo period)

Historical term for private elementary schools during the Edo period, often run in temples, teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic to commoners' children.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、多おおくの子こ供どもたちが寺てら子こ屋やで読よみ書かきを学まなんだ。

  During the Edo period, many children learned reading and writing at terakoya.

• この町まちには、昔むかしの寺てら子こ屋やの建たて物ものが保ほ存ぞんされている。

  In this town, a building of an old terakoya is preserved.