noun
electric appliance store; electronics shop
Refers to a shop that sells electrical appliances and electronics. Common in everyday conversation.
駅前の電気屋で新しい冷蔵庫を買った。
I bought a new refrigerator at the electronics shop in front of the station.
noun
Obsolete term for an electrician. Modern Japanese uses 電気技師 or 電気工事士 instead.
昔は電気屋といえば電気工事をする人のことだった。
In the past, 電気屋 referred to a person who did electrical work.
Modern term for an electrician or electrical engineer.
Compound of 電気 (electricity) and 屋 (shop, dealer). The obsolete sense 'electrician' follows the same pattern where 屋 can denote a person engaged in a trade.