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表層形
あばら屋
アバラヤ
名詞

あばら屋 (アバラヤ)

Abaraya · あばらや — dilapidated house, tumbledown house, hovel, miserable shack; my house, my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)

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あばら屋 in rōmaji: abaraya.

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Updated: 2026年8月10日
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表層形 (Surface)
あばら屋
読み (Reading)
アバラヤ
品詞 (POS)
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あばら屋
読み・基本形
アバラヤ
表記・基本形
あばら屋
見出し語の読み
アバラヤ
💡 English Meaning

あばら屋 means “dilapidated house, tumbledown house, hovel, miserable shack; my house, my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)” — full definition & examples →

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