house; maison
A French loanword for a house. In Japanese it often feels more stylish, foreign, or name-like than the ordinary word 家.
from French maison
The magazine featured an inn renovated from an old maison.
マンション refers to a multi-unit apartment or condominium building, while メゾン means a house and is often used decoratively in building names despite sounding similar.
Borrowed from French maison, meaning “house.”