noun

  1. holiday house, vacation home, villa.
  2. prison, jail. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
別荘 べっそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

separate, branch off, diverge
ベツ わか.れる べっ (4th, N4)
cut flesh from bone(剮) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
villa, inn, cottage
ソウ チャン ショウ (Early High School, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
robust, manhood, prosperity
ソウ さかん つよし (Early High School, N1)
half of tree trunk, rad. no. 90
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (5th, N1)