noun

  1. machiya, traditional wooden townhouse.
  2. tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front), merchant's house, merchant's family.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
町家 まちや
ちょ
町家 ちょうか
町屋 まちや

Contained Kanji Breakdown

town, village, block
まち チョウ (1st, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
house, home, family
いえ カ や (2nd, N4)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
 (Kentei 1)