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JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

residence
mansion

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
テイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
やしき
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
むら

Common Words

しき
Noun
Freq #3020
1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

Examples
彼はいなかの屋敷に住んでいる。
He lives on his country estate.
てい
Noun suffix
Noun
Honorific
Freq #8478
1

Usu. after a family name

residence; mansion

いたく
第宅
Noun
Freq #13013
1

(large) house; residence; mansion

Examples
彼女はちょっとした邸宅に住んでいる。
She lives in quite a big mansion.
うてい
Noun
Freq #21522
1

magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion

Examples
この豪邸には寝室が十二もあります。
There are no fewer than a dozen bedrooms in this mansion.
いない
Noun
Freq #23756
1

grounds; premises

ってい
Noun
Freq #24668
1

secondary residence; vacation home; villa

んてい
Noun
Freq #33374
1

principal residence

んてい
Noun
Freq #33615
1

official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)

てい
Noun
Freq #48048
1

private residence

んてい
Noun
Freq #53320
1

Historical term

residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo

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