屋おく

noun

house; building

Archaic or literary word for a house or building. In modern Japanese, 家 (いえ) or 建物 (たてもの) are used instead. The reading おく is rare; the more common reading や (sense 4 in the や entry) is the usual way to express this meaning.

See also: 屋 (や)

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、屋おくは家いえを意い味みする。

  In old documents, 屋 (おく) means a house.

noun

roof

Archaic or literary word for a roof. The modern term is 屋根 (やね). The reading おく is rare; the more common reading や (sense 5 in the や entry) is the usual way to express this meaning.

See also: 屋根 (やね) · 屋 (や)

• 「屋おくを葺ふく」という表ひょう現げんが古ふるい文ぶん章しょうに見みられる。

  The expression 屋を葺く (おくをふく, to roof a house) is found in old writings.