風ふ呂ろ屋や

noun

public bathhouse; bathhouse

Everyday word for a public bathhouse, especially a neighborhood-style bathhouse; 銭湯 is a common near-synonym often used more specifically or neutrally.

• 駅えき前まえの風ふ呂ろ屋やは夜よる遅おそくまで開あいている。

  The bathhouse in front of the station is open until late at night.

• 子こどものころ、父ちちとよく風ふ呂ろ屋やに行いった。

  When I was a child, I often went to the public bathhouse with my father.

noun

bathhouse proprietor; bathhouse operator

Person-labeling use of 屋: someone who owns or runs a public bathhouse. This sense is sensitive; in respectful or careful contexts, 銭湯の経営者 or 風呂屋さん may be safer.

• うちの祖そ父ふは昔むかし、町まちで風ふ呂ろ屋やだった。

  My grandfather used to run a bathhouse in town.