落窪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
落	窪
お(ち) Grade: 3	くぼ Jinmeiyō

Etymology

A compound of 落(お)ち (ochi, “fallen”) + 窪(くぼ) (kubo, “depression”).

Noun

落(おち)窪(くぼ) or 落窪(オチクボ) • (ochikubo) 

1. a place within a house lower than the regular floor, a depressed, recessed location

Usage notes

The book Ochikubo Monogatari takes its name from such a room where the protagonist resides.