private house; private residence
Refers to a house where ordinary people live, as opposed to public buildings, commercial facilities, or historical structures. Often used in contexts like zoning, architecture, or describing residential areas.
A private house stands quietly in the mountains.
Many old private houses remain in this area.
民家の庭先に小さな畑がある。
There is a small vegetable patch in the yard of the private house.
Old private houses line this street.
They renovated an old private house into a cafe.
During the trip, we stayed at a local private house.
家屋 is a formal or legal term for a residential building used in official documents, whereas 民家 is the everyday word for an ordinary private home.
一軒家 emphasizes a standalone, detached house as opposed to an apartment, while 民家 emphasizes that the house belongs to ordinary people rather than being a public or commercial building.
公共施設 refers to public facilities like town halls or libraries, in direct contrast to 民家, which are private homes for ordinary residents.
民宿 is a small guesthouse or inn that takes paying guests, while 民家 is simply an ordinary private residence, not a business.
old Japanese-style house; traditional folk house
Compound of 民 (みん, 'people, folk') and 家 (か, 'house'). The term originally referred to the houses of common people, distinct from aristocratic or official residences.