dilapidated house; abandoned house
Refers to a house that is run-down, uninhabited, or in a state of decay. Often implies a sense of neglect or long-term abandonment.
山奥に廃屋が一軒だけ残っていた。
Only one dilapidated house remained deep in the mountains.
その廃屋は何年も誰も住んでいない。
No one has lived in that abandoned house for years.
廃屋 implies an abandoned, often dilapidated house, whereas 空き家 simply means the house is currently unoccupied, without necessarily being ruined.
Standard kanji spelling for an abandoned or dilapidated house.
Rarely used kanji form; 廃屋 is overwhelmingly preferred.
Compound of 廃 (hai, 'abandoned, obsolete') and 屋 (oku, 'house, building'). The spelling 敗屋 is a rare variant using 敗 (hai, 'defeat, ruin').