noun
row house; tenement house
A traditional Japanese style of housing where multiple dwellings are connected in a single long building, often associated with the Edo period and working-class neighborhoods.
江戸時代には、多くの庶民が長屋に住んでいた。
In the Edo period, many commoners lived in row houses.
この地域には古い長屋がまだ残っている。
Old row houses still remain in this area.
Compound of 長 (naga, 'long') and 屋 (ya, 'house'), referring to a long building containing multiple connected dwellings.