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山小屋 (yamagoya) Japanese meaning: mountain hut | Kotomora
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We stayed at a mountain hut during the climb.
That mountain lodge is open only in summer.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 山やま 小ご 屋や がある there is a mountain hut at a place
There is a mountain hut near the summit.
山やま 小ご 屋や に 泊と まる to stay overnight at a mountain hut
The climbers stayed overnight at the mountain hut.
山やま 小ご 屋や を 建た てる to build a mountain hut
My grandfather built a small mountain hut in the mountains.
Related words 山荘 refers to an elegant or private mountain villa often used as a vacation home, while 山小屋 is a simpler, rustic shelter for climbers.
山小屋 is a rustic mountain hut used by hikers, whereas コテージ suggests a more comfortable, Western-style small house.
Counted with Counts whole buildings (one roof); the everyday native reading.
For houses, shops, and small buildings counted as premises or households.
Etymology Compound of 山 (yama, 'mountain') and 小屋 (koya, 'hut, shed'). The reading ごや is a rendaku form of こや.
