木屋町

木屋町

Japanese

Kanji in this term
木	屋	町
き Grade: 1	や Grade: 3	まち Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 木屋 (kiya, “lumber shed; lumber seller”) +‎ 町 (machi, “town; district”). So named for the number of lumber sellers in that part of Kyōto in the early Edo period.[1] Now known for 旅館 (ryokan, “inns”) and 料亭 (ryōtei, “high-end restaurants”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲija̠ma̠t͡ɕi]

Proper noun

木(き)屋(や)町(まち) • (Kiyamachi) 

1. a district and street in Kyōto, running north and south along the Takase River

Derived terms

• 木(き)屋(や)町(まち)通(どお)り (Kiyamachi-dōri, “Kiyamachi Street”)

References

1. “木屋町”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN