貸かし本ほん屋や

noun

rental library; pay library; book rental shop

Historical term for a shop that rented books for a fee, common in the Edo period. In modern contexts, it may refer to a rental bookstore or a library-like service that charges for borrowing.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、貸かし本ほん屋やが町ちょう人にんの間あいだで人にん気きだった。

  In the Edo period, rental libraries were popular among townspeople.

• この古ふるい看かん板ばんは、昔むかしの貸かし本ほん屋やのものだ。

  This old sign is from a former book rental shop.