どや

See also: とや

Japanese

Alternative spelling
ドヤ

Etymology

From 宿(やど) (yado, “lodging”), with the syllables reversed.[1][2][3] Attested from the early 1700s.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) どや [dòyáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[3]
  • IPA(key): [do̞ja̠]

Noun

どや • (doya) 

  1. a doss-house, cheap lodging, a flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
  2. a hangout or meeting place for criminal gangs [from 20th century]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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