Korean word

연립주택

Pronunciation

Romanizationyeollipjjutaek

Meaning

  • nounrow house

Example

우리 친구는 연립주택에 혼자 살아요.u ri chin gu neun yeol lip jju tae ge hon ja sa ra yo

My friend lives alone in a row house.

Illustration for 연립주택 (row house)

More examples

이 지역은 연립주택이 많아 소음이 적어요.i chi yeo geun yeol lip jju tae gi ma na so eu mi cheo geo yo

There are many row houses in this area, so there is little noise.

Core concept

Several independent homes arranged side by side in a low-rise building, with shared walls and separate living spaces.

Common phrases

  • 연립주택에 거주하다yeol lip jju tae ge keo ju ha da

    reside in a row house

  • 연립주택 관리yeol lip jju taek kwal li

    row house maintenance

  • 연립주택 주변yeol lip jju taek chu byeon

    area around row houses

Similar words

빌라pilla: A small low-rise building contains homes for several households.
아파트apateu: A mid- or high-rise building contains many homes with shared facilities and organized management.

Definition in Korean

낮은 층수의 건물에서 여러 세대가 벽을 맞대어 붙어 살고 각 세대가 독립된 출입구와 생활공간을 갖춘 주거 형태na jeun cheung su ui keon mu re seo yeo reo se dae ga pyeo geul mat ttae eo pu teo sal go kak se dae ga tong nip ttoen chu rip kku wa saeng hwal gong ga neul kat chun chu geo hyeong tae

Word origin

The word joins a component meaning linked or standing together with a component meaning housing, highlighting homes built as one connected residential structure.

Usage tips

  • In everyday housing talk, the term can overlap with apartment building, but its key image is a low-rise building whose homes are joined side by side rather than stacked in a tall block.

Other meanings

  • townhousenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 주택가chutaekkkaresidential neighborhoodnoun
  • 주택시장chutaekssijanghousing marketnoun

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