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row house; tenement; long house (traditional Japanese)
row house; tenement; long house (traditional Japanese)
江戸時代の庶民は長屋に住んでいた。
Common people in the Edo period lived in tenement row houses.
この地域には古い長屋がまだ残っている。
Old row houses still remain in this area.
長屋をリノベーションしたカフェや雑貨屋が人気を集めている。
Cafes and variety shops renovated from old row houses are gaining popularity.
A type of traditional Japanese dwelling where multiple housing units share continuous walls under one long roof. Composed of 長 (long) and 屋 (building, house). They were the standard housing for commoners in Edo-period cities and symbolize the tight-knit community life of that era.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 長屋暮らし: tenement living
- 長屋の住人: tenement residents
- 長屋門: long gate (a type of gate building)
CULTURAL NOTE:
長屋 are a fixture of 落語 (traditional comic storytelling), where they serve as the setting for humorous tales of Edo-period commoners. The expression 長屋の花見 is a famous 落語 story about tenement dwellers improvising a cherry blossom viewing party.
RELATED TERMS:
- 町家: traditional townhouse — a merchant's home with shop front
- 一戸建て: detached house — a standalone residence
- テラスハウス: terraced house — the modern equivalent