別べつ棟むね

also: べっとう

べ

つ

む

ね

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

separate building; outbuilding; outhouse

Refers to a building that is physically detached from the main building on the same property. Can be used for annexes, sheds, or separate wings. The gloss 'outhouse' here means a separate small building, not necessarily a toilet.

本ほん館かんとは別べつ棟むねの会かい議ぎ室しつをご

利り

用よう

ください

。

Please use the meeting room in the separate building, not the main building.

この旅りょ館かんには別べつ棟むねの露ろ天てん風ぶ呂ろがある。

This inn has an open-air bath in a separate building.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に別べつ棟むねを建たてるto build a separate building on a property
庭にわに別べつ棟むねを建たてて書しょ斎さいにした。
We built a separate building in the garden and made it a study.
母屋おもやと別棟べつむねthe main house and the separate building
この旅りょ館かんは母屋おもやと別べつ棟むねに分わかれている。
This inn is divided into a main building and a separate annex.
別べつ棟むねに住すむto live in a separate building (on the same property)
祖そ父ふは別べつ棟むねに住すんでいる。
My grandfather lives in the separate building.

Kanji

別separate, branch off, diverge
棟ridgepole, ridge

Related words

離はなれ
離れ usually refers to a small, detached cottage or room in a traditional Japanese home, while 別棟 is a more general term for any separate building on a property.
別べっ館かん
別館 typically names an annex or wing of a hotel, museum, or large facility, whereas 別棟 can refer to any detached building, including small outbuildings.

Opposites

母屋おもや
母屋 is the main house or central building on a property, in contrast to 別棟, which is a separate, detached structure.

Counted with

棟むね
ridge of a roof · back of a sword · counter for buildings

Built from

別べつ+棟むね

Written forms

別棟Usage100%
- べつむね
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- べっとう
  irregular kana usage
  Irregular reading べっとう; rarely used and considered non-standard. Included for recognition.

Etymology

Compound of 別 (separate) and 棟 (building, ridge of a roof). The reading べっとう is an irregular variant, possibly influenced by historical or dialectal pronunciation.

べっとう

irregular kana usage