屋敷

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
しき
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling

Etymology

From () (ya, house) + (しき) (shiki, building site, short for (しき)() (shikichi)).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(しき) (yashiki

  1. estate, grounds, mansion, residence

Derived terms

Proper noun

()(しき) (Yashiki

  1. a surname

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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