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棟割長屋 (むねわりながや) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
terraced row house ; partitioned tenement
Historical term for a long, single-story building divided into multiple dwellings, common in the Edo period. Each unit was a narrow, one-room living space.
りょう
館かん
で
は
、
棟むね
割わり
長なが
屋や
の
模も
型けい
を
見み
る
こと
が
できる
。
At this museum, you can see a model of a partitioned tenement.
Kanji 割 proportion, comparatively, divide Similar words 長なが 屋や 長屋 is a broader term for a row house or tenement; 棟割長屋 specifically emphasizes the partitioned, terraced structure.
アパート アパート is a modern apartment building, while 棟割長屋 refers to a historical, single-story wooden tenement.
Etymology Compound of 棟割 (むねわり, 'ridge division') and 長屋 (ながや, 'row house'), referring to a long building divided by roof ridges into separate dwellings.
