平屋(ひらや)建(だ)て

ひらやだて
noun
single-story house; one-story building
1. single-story house; one-story building
A house or building constructed with only one floor, no upper stories. Often used in real estate listings and discussions of housing preference.
平屋(ひらや)建(だ)ての家(いえ)に住(す)んでいる。
I live in a single-story house.
祖父(そふ)は平屋(ひらや)建(だ)ての家(いえ)を建(た)てた。
My grandfather built a single-story house.
年(とし)を取(と)ったら階段(かいだん)のない平屋(ひらや)建(だ)てに住(す)みたいと思(おも)っている。
When I get older, I'd like to live in a single-story house with no stairs.

Compound of 平屋(ひらや) (single-story building) + 建(だ)て (constructed as). Often shortened to just 平屋(ひらや).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 平屋(ひらや)建(だ)ての家(いえ): single-story house
  • 平屋(ひらや)建(だ)てを建(た)てる: to build a single-story house
  • 平屋(ひらや)建(だ)てに住(す)む: to live in a single-story house

CULTURAL CONTEXT:
Single-story homes are increasingly popular among older Japanese couples and retirees because they avoid stairs and are easier to maintain. They are also associated with rural and traditional housing.

RELATED:

  • 〜階(かい)建(だ)て: ~storied (general counter pattern for number of floors)
  • 二(に)階(かい)建(だ)て: two-story (the most common urban housing form)
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