also: かやや
thatched cottage; humble cottage
A small house with a thatched roof, often used humbly to refer to one's own home in literary or formal contexts. The gloss 'hovel' can carry a negative connotation not always present in Japanese.
He lives quietly in a thatched cottage in the countryside.
どうぞ私の茅屋にお立ち寄りください。
Please stop by my humble cottage.
Standard kanji spelling for the reading ぼうおく.
Alternate reading かやや is less common and may be considered archaic or literary.
From 茅 (かや, 'thatch') + 屋 (おく, 'house'). The reading ぼうおく is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi, while かやや is the native kun'yomi reading.