町家

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
町 家
まち
Grade: 1 		や
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
町屋
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町家 (machiya, chōka): the Tōmatsu House from Funairi-chō, Nagoya is an example of a large traditional Japanese townhouse.

Compound of 町 (machi, “town”) +‎ 家 (ya, “family, household; house”).[1][2][3]

Appears in texts from the late 1100s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

町(まち)家(や) • (machiya) 

  1. a traditional Japanese townhouse (historically, often a merchant's residence)
  2. a merchant household
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
町 家
ちょう
Grade: 1 		か
Grade: 2
goon kan'on

A coinage in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of 町 (chō, “town”) +‎ 家 (ka, “family, household; house”).

Appears in texts from the late 1700s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

町(ちょう)家(か) • (chōka) ←ちやうか (tyauka)?

  1. a traditional Japanese townhouse (historically, often a merchant's residence)
  2. a merchant household
Usage notes

The machiya reading appears to be more common.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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