車くるま屋や

noun

small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars

Refers to a small, often independent business that sells and repairs cars, not a large franchise dealer.

• 駅えき前まえの車くるま屋やで中ちゅう古こ車しゃを買かった。

  I bought a used car at the car dealership in front of the station.

noun

wheelwright; cartwright

Historical occupation; a person who makes or repairs wooden wheels and carts. Rare in modern contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、車くるま屋やは重じゅう要ような職しょく人にんだった。

  In the Edo period, wheelwrights were important craftsmen.

noun

rickshawman; rickshaw station

Historical term for a rickshaw puller or a rickshaw stand. Now obsolete except in historical contexts.

• 明めい治じの写しゃ真しんには、車くるま屋やが客きゃくを待まつ姿すがたが写うつっている。

  Photos from the Meiji era show rickshawmen waiting for customers.