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平家造り (ひらやづくり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

平ひら家や造づくり

ひ

ら

や

づ

く

り

Meanings

1

noun

single-story house; one-story building

Refers to a house or building with only one floor, often in contrast to multi-story structures. Related to 平屋 (ひらや).

See also: 平屋

この地ち域いきでは平ひら家や造づくりの家いえが多おおく見みられる。
In this area, many single-story houses can be seen.

平ひら

家や

造づく

り

は

高こう

齢れい

者しゃ

に

優やさ

しい

設せっ

計けい

だ

。

A single-story house is a design friendly to the elderly.

Written forms

平ひら家や造づくり
Standard kanji spelling for a single-story house style.
平ひら家や造づくり
Abbreviated spelling, omitting the okurigana り.
平ひら屋や造づくり
Variant using 屋 instead of 家; both are used.
平ひら屋や造づくり
Rare abbreviated variant.

Kanji

平even, flat, peace
家house, home, family
造create, make, structure
屋roof, house, shop

Similar words

平ひら屋や
平屋 is the more common word for a single-story house. 平家造り emphasizes the architectural style or construction method.

Etymology

Compound of 平 (ひら, 'flat') + 家 (や, 'house') + 造り (づくり, 'construction, style'). The reading ひらやづくり reflects rendaku on つくり.