noun
cramped home; humble abode; hovel
Literary term for a small, poor, or squalid dwelling. Often used self-deprecatingly for one's own home, similar to 'my humble abode'. The kanji 陋 carries a nuance of narrowness and meanness.
彼は陋屋に独り住まいながら、学問に励んだ。
He devoted himself to his studies while living alone in a cramped hovel.
どうぞ私の陋屋へお立ち寄りください。
Please drop by my humble abode.
From Chinese 陋屋 (lòuwū), combining 陋 'narrow, mean' and 屋 'house'. The exact historical borrowing path is uncertain, but it is used in literary Japanese with the same meaning.