民家

• 読み: みんか
• ローマ字: minka
• 漢字の分解: 民 (min) — people, folk, citizen; 家 (ka) — house, home, family
• 発音: /miɴ.ka/

意味

Private house; residential dwelling. An ordinary house where people live, as opposed to public or commercial buildings.

A noun used in two main senses: ordinary residential houses in general, and specifically traditional Japanese folk houses preserved as cultural heritage (古民家, kominka). In news reports, 民家 appears in contexts like fires or natural disasters affecting residential areas. The growing 古民家 renovation trend has brought renewed attention to traditional architectural styles.

例文

1. 台風で民家の屋根が飛ばされた。
2. 古民家を改装したカフェが人気を集めている。
3. この辺りは民家が少なく、静かな環境だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, architecture, real estate

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 民 (min, people/folk) + 家 (ka, house). Literally 'people's house' — a dwelling belonging to ordinary citizens.

文化的背景

時代: Traditional

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal