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Japanese
Etymology
From 屋 (ya, “house”) + 敷 (shiki, “building site”, short for 敷地 (shikichi)).
Pronunciation
Noun
屋敷 • (yashiki)
- estate, grounds, mansion, residence
Derived terms
Proper noun
屋敷 • (Yashiki)
- a surname
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN