Foreigners' House

Japanese: 異人館 - いじんかん
Foreigners' House
〘 noun 〙 A house in a Western style where Westerners live. ※Seiyo Dochu Hizakurige (1870-76)〈Kanagaki Robun〉First: "When I see his face, even the Western dogs in the foreign- style houses hang their tails."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 西洋人の住んでいる洋風建築の家。※西洋道中膝栗毛(1870‐76)〈仮名垣魯文〉初「おれが面を見りゃア、異人館(ヰジンクヮン)の洋犬(かめ)までが尻尾をさげる」

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