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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
あ(き)
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
空家
空き屋
空屋
明家 (rare)

Compound of 空き (aki, empty, vacant) +‎ (ya, house).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() (akiya

  1. an abandoned home, a vacant house
  2. (slang, dated) a widow
    Synonyms: (literally “empty sheath) 空き鞘 (akizaya), 後家 (goke), (more formal term; literally “not-dead-yet person”) 未亡人 (mibōjin), (yamome), 寡婦 (kafu)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
あ(き)
Grade: 1
いえ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
空家

Compound of 空き (aki, empty, vacant) +‎ (ie, house).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(いえ) (akiieあきいへ (akiife)?

  1. an abandoned home, a vacant house

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN