どや

See also: とや

Japanese
Alternative spelling
ドヤ

Etymology

From 宿(やど) (yado, “lodging”), with the syllables reversed.[1][2][3] Attested from the early 1700s.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) どや​ [dòyáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[3]
  • IPA(key): [do̞ja̠]

Noun

どや • (doya) 

  1. a doss-house, cheap lodging, a flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
  2. a hangout or meeting place for criminal gangs [from 20th century]

See also

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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