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家屋

かおく

house, building, dwelling (as a structure)

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Examples

  1. 古い家屋が並んでいる。

    ふるいかおくがならんでいる。

    Old houses stand in a row.

  2. この前の嵐で数軒の家屋が被害を受けた。

    このまえのあらしですうけんのかおくがひがいをうけた。

    Several houses were damaged in the last storm.

  3. 地震のあと、市は家屋の安全を一軒ずつ調べて回った。

    じしんのあと、しはかおくのあんぜんをいっけんずつしらべてまわった。

    After the earthquake, the city went round checking the safety of the houses one by one.

Common patterns

木造家屋
a wooden house
家屋が倒れる
a house collapses
家屋の被害
damage to houses

Memory tip

A formal, written word for the physical building — news reports and insurance papers use it. 家 is the everyday word and also means 'home' as a place of belonging, which 家屋 never does.

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