まちや
Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of
まちや
– see the following entry.
【
町家
】
[noun]
a
traditional
Japanese
townhouse
(
historically, often a
merchant
's
residence
)
[noun]
a
merchant
household
Alternative spelling
町屋
(This term,
まちや
(
machiya
)
, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)