下げ駄た履ばき住じゅう宅たく

noun

mixed-use building with shops on the ground floor and residences above

A building where the ground floor is occupied by commercial tenants such as shops or offices, while the upper floors are residential. The term evokes the image of a traditional Japanese wooden clog (下駄) slipped under the building.

• この通とおりには下げ駄た履ばき住じゅう宅たくが多おおく、一いっ階かいは店てん舗ぽになっている。

  There are many mixed-use buildings on this street, with shops on the ground floor.