Japanese word

下宿

Pronunciation

Romajigeshuku

私は駅の近くの下宿に住んでいます。watashi wa eki no chika ku no ge shuku ni su n de i ma su

I live in a boarding house near the station.

大学の近くで下宿を探しています。dai gaku no chika ku de ge shuku o saga shi te i ma su

I am looking for a boarding house near the university.

Refers to renting a room in a household and living there for an extended period, sometimes with meals provided.

間借りmagari: Living in a rented room within another person's home, usually without meals provided.

家主の家などの部屋を借りて住むこと。また、食事が付くこともあるその住まい。ya nushi no ie na do no heya o ka ri te su mu ko to ma ta shoku ji ga tsu ku ko to mo a ru so no su ma i

下宿 (geshuku) is a compound of 下 (ge, "under") and 宿 (shuku, "lodging"), so its structure suggests lodging under another person's roof.

In English, room and board emphasizes that meals come with lodging, while boarding house emphasizes the place or living arrangement.