Japanese Conversation · Level 83
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Japanese word
借家
Pronunciation
Romajishakuya
Meaning
- nounrented house
Example
この借家は駅に近いです。ko no shaku ya wa eki ni chika i de su
This rented house is close to the station.
More examples
退去する前に、借家の部屋をきれいにします。tai kyo su ru mae ni shaku ya no heya o ki re i ni shi ma su
Before moving out, I clean the rooms in the rented house.
Core concept
Centers on a dwelling that someone occupies under a rental agreement rather than owns.
Common phrases
借家に住むshaku ya ni su mu
live in a rented house
借家を探すshaku ya o saga su
look for a rented house
借家を出るshaku ya o de ru
move out of a rented house
Similar words
貸家kashiya: A house that an owner offers to tenants for rent.
Definition in Japanese
所有者から借りて生活する住宅。sho yū sha ka ra ka ri te sei katsu su ru jū taku
Word origin
借家 (shakuya) is a compound of 借 (shaku, "borrow") and 家 (ya, "house"), expressing the idea of borrowing a house to live in.
Usage tips
- The contrast between 借家 (shakuya) and 貸家 (kashiya) shows whether a house is viewed by the person renting it or by the person offering it.
Other meanings
- house for rentnoun
Opposites
- 持ち家mochiieowned homenoun