row house; tenement house
A traditional Japanese style of housing where multiple dwellings are connected in a single long building, often associated with the Edo period and working-class neighborhoods.
In the Edo period, many commoners lived in row houses.
Old row houses still remain in this area.
He lives in an old-fashioned row house.
The shop is located in one section of the row house.
長屋 is an old-fashioned connected row house, whereas マンション is a modern, typically larger and more solidly built condominium building.
長屋 consists of multiple dwellings sharing walls in one building, while 一戸建て is a single, detached house.
Standard kanji form; high frequency in news and general usage.
Rarely used kanji form; learners should prefer 長屋.
Compound of 長 (naga, 'long') and 屋 (ya, 'house'), referring to a long building containing multiple connected dwellings.