Japanese

やしき
Meaning: mansion; residence; estate
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

屋
敷

Example sentences

Many old mansions still remain in this town.
メイドが屋敷を掃除している。
A maid is cleaning the mansion.
彼女は大きな屋敷で使用人として働いている。
She is working as a servant in a large mansion.
彼は古本屋の店員に化けて、敵の屋敷に潜り込んだ。
He disguised himself as a second-hand bookstore clerk and sneaked into the enemy's mansion.
その古い屋敷では、時折奇怪な物音が聞こえる。
Strange noises are heard from time to time in that old mansion.
忍者は暗闇に紛れて敵の屋敷に忍び込んだ。
The ninja blended into the darkness and sneaked into the enemy's mansion.
古い屋敷に悪霊が取り憑いているという噂がある。
There is a rumor that an evil spirit haunts the old mansion.
その古い屋敷には、膨大な蔵書を収めた秘密の書庫があった。
In that old mansion, there was a secret library containing a vast collection of books.
彼は金銀を惜しまず使って屋敷を建てた。
He used gold and silver unsparingly to build the mansion.
長年の放置により、かつての豪華な屋敷も今や形骸を留めるのみだ。
Due to years of neglect, the once luxurious mansion now only remains as a skeleton.

Usage Notes

Refers to a large, grand house or the grounds upon which a house stands.

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