row house; tenement house
A traditional Japanese style of housing where multiple dwellings are connected in a single long building, often associated with the Edo period and working-class neighborhoods.
He lives in an old-fashioned row house.
In the Edo period, many commoners lived in row houses.
Old row houses still remain in this area.
The shop is located in one section of the row house.
長屋 is an old-fashioned connected row house, whereas マンション is a modern, typically larger and more solidly built condominium building.
長屋 consists of multiple dwellings sharing walls in one building, while 一戸建て is a single, detached house.
tenement house with no windows
rear tenement; back-alley tenement
terraced row house; partitioned tenement
Standard kanji form; high frequency in news and general usage.
Rarely used kanji form; learners should prefer 長屋.
Compound of 長 (naga, 'long') and 屋 (ya, 'house'), referring to a long building containing multiple connected dwellings.