戸建て

Japanese

Kanji in this term
戸 建
こ
Grade: 2 		た > だ
Grade: 4
kan'on kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
戶建て (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 戸(こ) (ko, “counter for households”) + 建(た)て (tate, “to build”). The tate changes to date as an instance of rendaku (連濁)..

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こだて [kòdáté] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞da̠te̞]

Noun

戸(こ)建(だ)て • (kodate) 

  1. detached house
  2. single-family house
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