竪たて穴あな式しき住じゅう居きょ

noun

pit dwelling; dugout

Archaeological term for a type of ancient dwelling built partially underground, common in the Jōmon period.

• この遺い跡せきからは竪たて穴あな式しき住じゅう居きょの跡あとが多た数すう見みつかっている。

  Many remains of pit dwellings have been found at this archaeological site.

• 竪たて穴あな式しき住じゅう居きょは縄じょう文もん時じ代だいの代だい表ひょう的てきな住じゅう居きょ形けい態たいだ。

  Pit dwellings are a typical form of housing in the Jōmon period.