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Zach

芝居小屋

Reading

Kana: しばいごや
Romaji: shibaigoya
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

playhouse; theatre; theater

Kanji

Readings: シ、 しば
Meanings: turf, lawn
Readings: キョ、 コ、 い.る、 -い、 お.る
Meanings: reside, to be, exist, live with
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller

Example Sentence

芝居(しばい)小屋(こや)跡地(あとち)学校(がっこう)()てられたのが1905(ねん)4(つき)でした。
➥It was April 1905 when a school was built on the site of the theatre.
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