小 屋(こや)

こや

noun

hut, cabin, shed

1. hut, cabin, shed

A small, simple building.

山(やま)の小屋(こや)に泊(と)まった。

I stayed at a mountain hut.

物置(ものおき)小屋(こや)を建(た)てた。

I built a storage shed.

古(ふる)い小屋(こや)を直(なお)す。

To repair an old hut.

畑(はたけ)の隅(すみ)に道具(どうぐ)を入(い)れる小屋(こや)がある。

There is a shed for storing tools in the corner of the field.

登山(とざん)者(しゃ)たちは山(やま)小屋(ごや)で一泊(いっぱく)して、翌朝(よくあさ)早(はや)く頂上(ちょうじょう)を目指(めざ)した。

The climbers stayed one night at the mountain hut and aimed for the summit early the next morning.

[Note: Reading changes to ごや in compounds]

2. pen, coop

An enclosure for animals.

鶏(にわとり)小屋(ごや)から卵(たまご)を取(と)ってきた。

I brought eggs from the chicken coop.

[Note: Reading changes to ごや in compounds]

犬(いぬ)小屋(ごや)を作(つく)った。

I made a doghouse.

[Note: Reading changes to ごや in compounds]

鶏(にわとり)小屋(ごや)を掃除(そうじ)する。

To clean the chicken coop.

[Note: Reading changes to ごや in compounds]

馬(うま)小屋(ごや)の中(なか)に馬(うま)が三頭(さんとう)いる。

There are three horses in the stable.

[Note: Reading changes to ごや in compounds]

Behind my grandfather's house there was a large chicken coop, and collecting fresh eggs every morning was the children's delight.

小屋(こや) is a small building or shelter.

TYPES OF SMALL BUILDINGS:

山(やま)小屋(ごや) (mountain hut)
物置(ものおき)小屋(こや) (storage shed)
犬(いぬ)小屋(ごや) (doghouse)
鶏(にわとり)小屋(ごや) (chicken coop)
掘(ほ)っ立(た)て小屋(ごや) (shack, shanty)

NOTE ON READING:

Standalone: こや
In compounds: often ごや (rendaku)

HISTORICAL USE:

芝居(しばい)小屋(ごや) (theater, playhouse - historical)
見世物(みせもの)小屋(ごや) (sideshow tent - historical)

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Added 2026.1.11 17:00 · Revised 2026.5.22 22:40

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