京町家

Japanese

Kanji in this term
京	町	家
きょう Grade: 2	まち Grade: 1	や Grade: 2
goon	kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
京町屋

京町家: a traditional townhouse near Hōkyōji temple in Kyoto

Etymology

Compound of 京 (Kyō, “Kyōto”) +‎ 町家 (machiya, “townhouse”). Coined during the 1960s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːma̠t͡ɕija̠]

Noun

京(きょう)町(まち)家(や) • (Kyōmachiya) 

1. a traditional Japanese townhouse in Kyoto city

Usage notes

Used especially to refer to extant machiya built in Kyoto before the end of World War II.

See also

• 京町家 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Machiya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia