| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| アパート | あぱーと | アパート |
Pronunciation: Apāto
How to Say It Outloud: ah-pah-toe
Usage: A general term for an apartment, usually referring to a small, rented residential unit.
Example Sentence Japanese:
私は新しいアパートに引っ越しました。
私は新しいアパートに引っ越しました。Example Sentence English:I moved to a new apartment.
I moved to a new apartment.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| マンション | まんしょん | マンション |
Pronunciation: Manshon
How to Say It Outloud: mahn-shon
Usage: Refers to an apartment in a more modern, typically larger building, often with more amenities.
Example Sentence Japanese:このマンションにはプールがあります。
このマンションにはプールがあります。Example Sentence English:This apartment building has a pool.
This apartment building has a pool.Dictionary
部屋へやCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- room; chamber
- apartment; flat; pad
- stable
- Room
マンションマンションCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
- Condominium
アパートアパートCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- apartment building; apartment block; apartment house
- apartment
- Apartment
団地だんちCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
- Danchi
アパルトマンアパルトマン
Noun- apartment
アパートメントアパートメント
Noun- apartment
お部屋おへや
Noun- room
- apartment; flat
共同住宅きょうどうじゅうたく
Noun- apartment house; residential complex
集合住宅しゅうごうじゅうたく
Noun- apartment building; housing complex
号室ごうしつ
Suffix- suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
１Ｒワンアール
Noun- one room apartment; studio apartment
フラットフラット
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)- flat; level; even
- flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly
- flat
- flat; apartment
- Flat
公住こうじゅう
Noun- apartment house built by the Japan Housing Corporation
１ＬＤＫワン・エル・ディー・ケー
Noun- apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
団地妻だんちづま
Noun- apartment wife (esp. one who spends a lot of time alone while her husband is at work)
１Ｋワンケー
Noun- apartment with one bedroom and a kitchen
１ＤＫワン・ディー・ケー
Noun- apartment with one bedroom and a combined dining room and kitchen
億ションおくション
Noun- apartment worth 100 million yen or more; luxury apartment
コーポコーポCommon word
Noun- apartment building; block of flats; condominium
残戸ざんこ
Noun- unsold apartment (usu. newly built); remaining apartments (unsold)
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