どや
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See also: とや
Japanese
[edit]| Alternative spelling |
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| ドヤ |
Etymology
[edit]From 宿 (yado, “lodging”), with the syllables reversed.[1][2][3] Attested from the early 1700s.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- a doss-house, cheap lodging, a flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
- a hangout or meeting place for criminal gangs [from 20th century]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN