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別棟 (betsumune) Japanese meaning: separate building | Kotomora
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Please use the meeting room in the separate building, not the main building.
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
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
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)
My grandfather lives in the separate building.
Kanji 別 separate, branch off, diverge Related words 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 is the main house or central building on a property, in contrast to 別棟, which is a separate, detached structure.
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.
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