相あい借じゃく家や

noun

renting a house in the same block

Historical term for renting a house in the same row or block of houses as someone else. Not used in modern Japanese; see 相店 for the shop equivalent.

See also: 相店 (あいだな)

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの長なが屋やでは、相あい借家じゃくやの関かん係けいがよく見みられた。

  In Edo-period row houses, the relationship of renting a house in the same block was common.

noun

person renting a house in the same block

Refers to the person who rents a house in the same block as oneself. Archaic; the concept is now expressed with phrases like 同じ長屋の借家人.