別荘

べっそう

villa; vacation home; summer cottage

Also:prison

What does 別荘 mean?

別荘 is a Japanese noun meaning villa; vacation home; summer cottage in English. It can also be translated as prison depending on context. It is written as 別荘 in kanji, べっそう in hiragana, and bessou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その別荘は清潔で整然としていた。

The cottage was clean and tidy.