also: しょうか
noun
small and simple home; humble dwelling
Refers to a modest, unpretentious house, often with a nuance of simplicity or humility. Not a common everyday word; more likely in literary or descriptive contexts.
山のふもとに小さな小家が一軒建っていた。
A small, simple house stood at the foot of the mountain.
Compound of 小 (small) and 家 (house). The reading こいえ is the native kun'yomi combination; しょうか is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi reading, now rare.