“Hovel” in Japanese
Short answer
Hovel in Japanese is “茅屋” (kayaya). Full meaning: thatched cottage, hovel, my humble cottage.
Other ways to say “Hovel” in Japanese
あばら屋
abaraya dilapidated house, tumbledown house, hovel, miserable shack; my house, my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
茅舎
bousha thatched cottage, hovel, my humble cottage
埴生の宿
hanyuunoyado shabby house, hovel, tumbledown dwelling
陋屋
rouoku cramped home, one's humble abode, hovel, pigsty, cottage, squalid hut
荒れ屋
areya dilapidated house, tumbledown house, hovel, miserable shack
掘っ立て小屋
hottategoya hut, shanty, hovel, shack; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
あばらや
abaraya dilapidated house, tumbledown house, hovel, miserable shack; my house, my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
アバラヤ
abaraya dilapidated house, tumbledown house, hovel, miserable shack; my house, my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
荒屋
abaraya dilapidated house, tumbledown house, hovel, miserable shack; my house, my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
あばら家
abaraya 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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