屋根裏

屋根裏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
屋	根	裏
や Grade: 3	ね Grade: 3	うら Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 屋根(やね) (yane, “roof”) + 裏(うら) (ura, “bottom”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) やねうら [yànéúrá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ja̠ne̞ɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

Noun

屋(や)根(ね)裏(うら) • (yaneura) 

1. an attic
   • 1999 May 25, “屋(や)根(ね)裏(うら)の物(もの)の怪(け) [Attic Specter]”, in BOOSTER 2, Konami:

     どの家(いえ)の屋(や)根(ね)裏(うら)にも潜(ひそ)んでいるもののけ。特(とく)にわるさはしない。

     Dono ie no yaneura ni mo hisondeiru mono no ke. Toku ni warusa wa shinai.

     A specter that might be lurking in just about any attic. It does not mean any harm, though.

Synonyms

• 天(てん)井(じょう)裏(うら) (tenjōura)
• 屋(や)根(ね)裏(うら)部(べ)屋(や) (yaneura beya)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN