陋ろう屋おく

noun

cramped home; humble abode; hovel

Literary term for a small, poor, or squalid dwelling. Often used self-deprecatingly for one's own home, similar to 'my humble abode'. The kanji 陋 carries a nuance of narrowness and meanness.

• 彼かれは陋ろう屋おくに独ひとり住ずまいながら、学がく問もんに励はげんだ。

  He devoted himself to his studies while living alone in a cramped hovel.

• どうぞ私わたしの陋ろう屋おくへお立たち寄よりください。

  Please drop by my humble abode.