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This Chinese word literally means "mountain villa".
It can also be translated as manor house or just villa. 山莊 is used in hotel names and other fancy titles.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Villa | 別荘 | bessho / besho | ||
Mountain Villa | 山莊 山庄 | shān zhuāng shan1 zhuang1 shan zhuang shanzhuang | shan chuang shanchuang |
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Mountain Villa | 山荘 | yamajou / sansou yamajo / sanso yamajo / sanso | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your villa search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
別荘 see styles |
bessou / besso / べっそう | ![]() More info & calligraphy: |
山荘 see styles |
sansou / sanso / さんそう | ![]() More info & calligraphy: |
山莊 山庄 see styles |
shān zhuāng / shan1 zhuang1 shan chuang |
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墅 see styles |
shù / shu4 shu |
villa |
寮 see styles |
liáo / liao2 liao ryou / ryo / りょう |
hut; shack; small window; variant of 僚[liao2] (1) hostel; dormitory; (2) (archaism) (See 律令制) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (3) (archaism) (See 茶寮・1) tea-ceremony room; (4) (archaism) (See 別荘・1) villa; (surname, given name) Ryou A hut, study, monastery; fellow-student; a small house |
ビラ see styles |
bira / ビラ | holiday house (ita:); villa; (kana only) bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster; placard; (place-name) Vila (Vanuatu) |
主殿 see styles |
shuden / しゅでん | main building (of a villa, palace, etc.); (personal name) Tomono |
別墅 别墅 see styles |
bié shù / bie2 shu4 pieh shu bessho / べっしょ |
villa; CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] (archaism) holiday home; country retreat |
別業 别业 see styles |
bié yè / bie2 ye4 pieh yeh betsugyou / betsugyo / べつぎょう |
villa; another line of work Differentiated karma (the cause of different resultant conditions); cf. 總業; specific karma |
別莊 别庄 see styles |
bié zhuāng / bie2 zhuang1 pieh chuang |
villa |
別邸 see styles |
bettei / bette / べってい | secondary residence; vacation home; villa |
夏館 see styles |
natsuyakata / なつやかた | villa arranged appropriately for summer; mansion arranged appropriately for summer |
大垣 see styles |
oogaki / おおがき | (See 築地・ついじ) roofed mud wall around a villa or temple; (surname) Ogaki |
山家 see styles |
shān jiā / shan1 jia1 shan chia yamaga;sanka / やまが;さんか |
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat; (surname) Yanbe The 'mountain school', the ' profounder ' interpretation of Tiantai doctrines developed by 四明 Ssu-ming; v. last entry; Mountain School |
検校 see styles |
kenkou / kenko / けんこう | (1) (archaism) (See 総監) inspector; (2) temple administrator; shrine administrator; (3) (See 荘官・1) villa administrator; (4) (See 盲官) highest ranking blind court official; (surname) Kenkou |
莊園 庄园 see styles |
zhuāng yuán / zhuang1 yuan2 chuang yüan |
manor; feudal land; villa and park |
遣水 see styles |
yarimizu / やりみず | (irregular okurigana usage) (1) stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian period villa); (2) watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.); (surname) Yarimizu |
離宮 离宫 see styles |
lí gōng / li2 gong1 li kung rikyuu / rikyu / りきゅう |
detached palace; imperial villa (n,n-suf) imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace; (place-name) Rikyuu |
ビルラ see styles |
birura / ビルラ | (personal name) Villa |
ヴィラ see styles |
rira / ヴィラ | holiday house (ita:); villa |
下屋敷 see styles |
shimoyashiki / しもやしき | villa; daimyo's suburban residence; (place-name, surname) Shimoyashiki |
別荘番 see styles |
bessouban / bessoban / べっそうばん | caretaker of a villa |
御用邸 see styles |
goyoutei / goyote / ごようてい | imperial villa |
桂離宮 see styles |
katsurarikyuu / katsurarikyu / かつらりきゅう | (place-name) Katsura Imperial Villa (in Kyoto) |
荘;庄 see styles |
shou;sou / sho;so / しょう;そう | (n,n-suf) (usu. そう when a suffix) (See 荘園) manor; villa |
遣り水 see styles |
yarimizu / やりみず | (1) stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian period villa); (2) watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.) |
階隠し see styles |
hashikakushi;hashigakushi / はしかくし;はしがくし | (See 寝殿造り,向拝) pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or a building in a classic aristocratic villa |
ビヤベヤ see styles |
biyabeya / ビヤベヤ | (place-name) Villa Bella |
ヴィッラ see styles |
rirra / ヴィッラ | (surname) Villa |
環秀山莊 环秀山庄 see styles |
huán xiù shān zhuāng / huan2 xiu4 shan1 zhuang1 huan hsiu shan chuang |
Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty in Suzhou, Jiangsu |
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