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埴生の宿 (はにゅうのやど) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

埴生はにゅうの宿やど

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Meanings

1

expression, noun

shabby house; hovel; tumbledown dwelling

A set phrase describing a humble, run-down dwelling. Often used in literary or poetic contexts.

彼かれは埴生はにゅうの宿やどに一人ひとりで住すん

で

いる

。

He lives alone in a shabby little house.

Kanji

埴clay
生life, genuine, birth
宿inn, lodging, relay station

Built from

埴生はにゅう+宿やど

Etymology

The phrase is composed of 埴生 (はにゅう, clayey soil) and 宿 (やど, dwelling), literally meaning a house built on clay. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a set expression for a humble abode.