Word Meaning 母屋

もや moya

母屋 is read as もや (moya) and means central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture).

Meaning

English

  1. central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
  2. main building (of a manor)
  3. purlin (structural beam in a roof)
  4. purline

Reading

Kana

もや

Romaji

moya

Writing Variants

  • 身屋 むや muya
  • 身屋 もや moya
  • 身舎 もや moya
  • 母屋 むや muya

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 132361 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

入母屋

いりもや

gabled, hipped roof

入母屋造り

いりもやづくり

building with a gabled, hipped roof

母音

ぼいん

vowel

母親

ははおや

mother

母方

ははかた

maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

母体

ぼたい

mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth)

母なる大地

ははなるだいち

Mother Earth

母教会

ぼきょうかい

church where one was baptized

母親業

ははおやぎょう

mothering

母者人

ははじゃひと

mother

母物

ははもの

story of maternal love

母文字

かもじ

mother