平屋(ひらや)

ひらや
noun
one-story house; bungalow
1. one-story house; single-story building; bungalow
A building with only one floor, as opposed to a multi-story structure. Common in residential architecture, especially in suburban and rural Japan.
平屋(ひらや)に住(す)んでいる。
I live in a one-story house.
老後(ろうご)は平屋(ひらや)の家(いえ)に住(す)みたい。
I want to live in a one-story house in my old age.
階段(かいだん)がないので、平屋(ひらや)は高齢者(こうれいしゃ)にとって暮(く)らしやすい。
Since there are no stairs, a one-story house is easy for elderly people to live in.

USAGE:
Refers specifically to buildings with only one floor. In recent years, single-story houses have gained renewed popularity in Japan due to their accessibility for aging residents and their simpler construction.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 平屋(ひらや)建(だ)て (single-story construction)
  • 平屋(ひらや)の住宅(じゅうたく) (single-story residence)
  • 平屋(ひらや)に建(た)て替(か)える (to rebuild as a one-story house)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 二階建(にかいだ)て: two-story building
  • 一戸建(いっこだ)て: detached house (may have multiple floors)
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