Japanese word

一戸建て

Pronunciation

Romajiikkodate

Meaning

  • noundetached house

Example

駅の近くに一戸建てを買いました。eki no chika ku ni ik ko da te o ka i ma shi ta

I bought a detached house near the station.

Illustration for 一戸建て (detached house)

More examples

庭で子どもが遊べる一戸建てに住んでいます。niwa de ko do mo ga aso be ru ik ko da te ni su n de i ma su

I live in a detached house where my children can play in the yard.

Core concept

Describes a home that stands as its own building rather than sharing walls or a structure with another home.

Common phrases

  • 一戸建てを買うik ko da te o ka u

    buy a detached house

  • 一戸建てを売るik ko da te o u ru

    sell a detached house

  • 一戸建てを建てるik ko da te o ta te ru

    build a detached house

  • 一戸建てを探すik ko da te o saga su

    look for a detached house

  • 一戸建てに住むik ko da te ni su mu

    live in a detached house

Similar words

一軒家ichikenya: A single house standing independently from neighboring homes, commonly used in conversation.
戸建てkodate: An independently built house for one household, especially as a real estate category.

Definition in Japanese

ほかの住宅と壁を共有せず、独立した一棟として建てられた住宅。ho ka no jū taku to kabe o kyō yū se zu doku ritsu shi ta hito mune to shi te ta te ra re ta jū taku

Word origin

一戸建て (ikkodate) combines 一戸 (ikko, "one house or housing unit") and 建て (date, "built or constructed"), describing a house built as one independent unit.

Usage tips

  • In real-estate English, detached house contrasts with semi-detached house and terraced house, terms based on whether homes share walls.

Opposites

  • 集合住宅shūgōjūtakumulti-unit housingnoun

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