also: しょうおく
noun
A small, simple building, often for shelter, storage, work, or keeping animals. Common in compounds such as 山小屋, 犬小屋, and 鶏小屋.
庭に道具をしまう小屋を建てた。
We built a shed in the garden to store tools.
夕方
In the evening, I put the chickens back in the pen.
noun
small theatre; temporary playhouse; circus tent; booth
Only with reading こや
Used for small or temporary entertainment structures, especially in compounds like 芝居小屋, 見世物小屋, and サーカス小屋. This sense is read こや.
古い芝居小屋で芝居を見た。
We watched a play in an old small theatre.
祭りの見世物小屋に人が集まっていた。
People had gathered at the show booth at the festival.
noun
my humble home; one's own house
Humble colloquial use for referring to one's own house; the reading しょうおく is especially associated with this sense. It is uncommon in everyday modern speech compared with 家 or 自宅.
「小屋」は、自分の家をへりくだっていう言い方として使われる。
小屋, read しょうおく, is used as a humble way to refer to one's own home.