private house; private residence
Refers to a house where ordinary people live, as opposed to public buildings, commercial facilities, or historical structures. Often used in contexts like zoning, architecture, or describing residential areas.
Many old private houses remain in this area.
There is a small vegetable patch in the yard of the private house.
A private house stands quietly in the mountains.
Old private houses line this street.
They renovated an old private house into a cafe.
During the trip, we stayed at a local private house.
家屋 is a formal or legal term for a residential building used in official documents, whereas 民家 is the everyday word for an ordinary private home.
一軒家 emphasizes a standalone, detached house as opposed to an apartment, while 民家 emphasizes that the house belongs to ordinary people rather than being a public or commercial building.
公共施設 refers to public facilities like town halls or libraries, in direct contrast to 民家, which are private homes for ordinary residents.
民宿 is a small guesthouse or inn that takes paying guests, while 民家 is simply an ordinary private residence, not a business.
old Japanese-style house; traditional folk house
Compound of 民 (みん, 'people, folk') and 家 (か, 'house'). The term originally referred to the houses of common people, distinct from aristocratic or official residences.