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| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| 「そこは人間のペットを飼ってもいいですか?」 | = Soko wa ningen no petto wo katte mo ii desu ka? | = Am I allowed to keep a human pet there? |
| 不動産会社 | = fudousangaisha | = a real estate agent |
| 賃貸 | = chintai | = rent |
| アパート | = apaato | = apartment |
| マンション | = manshon | = condominium |
| 保証人なし = hoshounin nashi = no guarantor required* (Many places require you to find a Japanese guarantor.) | ||
| 礼金なし = reikin nashi = no key money required | ||
| 敷金礼金なし = shikikin reikin nashi = no key money and deposit are required | ||
| 外国人向け = gaikokujin muke = (recommendable properties ) for foreigners | ||
| 留学生向け = ryuugakusei muke = (recommendable properties ) for foreign students | ||
| 物件 = bukken = property | ||
| 部屋 = heya = a room Note: Now 部屋 ( = heya) means “a room” but it is also a general term for an apartment room /condominium room. | ||
| 空き部屋 = akibeya = vacant room / vacant space | ||
| アパート = apaato = apartment (building) - manshon is built with 鉄筋 ( = tekkin) steel framed reinforced concrete and walls are thicker, アパート (= apaato) is basically 木造 ( = mokuzou) wooden built. (There are exceptions.) | ||
| マンション = manshon = apartment, condominium building ounds nicer and more modern. | ||
| 一戸建て = ikkodate = a house / detached house | ||
| シェアハウス = sheahausu = share house (This is a kind of new trend in Japan. Basically you share a building / floor with other people. Some share houses are pretty international. ) | ||
| 鉄筋 ( = tekkin) steel framed reinforced concrete | ||
| 木造 ( = mokuzou) wooden built. | ||
| Such as メゾン (= mezon ) from the French, maison, キャッスル (= kyassuru) = castle, etc. | ||
| Smaller apartment (usually one or two stories) ~ハイツ ( = haitsu) ~コーポ ( = koopo) ~荘 ( = sou) | ||
| * 借りる = kariru = to rent a place (or something) from someone/ to borrow | ||
| * 貸す = kasu = to rent a place (or something) to someone / lend/ loan | ||
| * 賃貸 = chintai = renting / rentals (to rent something/a place to someone charging money) | ||
| * 賃貸アパート = chintai apaato = apartment for rent | ||
| * 賃貸マンション = chintai manshon = condominium for rent | ||
| * 大家 = ooya = landloard / landlady | ||
| Conditions: 条件 (= jouken) | ||
| 可 ( = ka) available,allowed | ||
| 不可( = fuka) not available, not allowed | ||
| * 楽器可 = gakki ka = allowed to play music instrument | ||
| 二人入居不可= futari nyuukyo fuka = not allowed to live two people. | ||
| * ペット可 = petto ka = allowed to have a pet | ||
| * ペット不可 = petto fuka = no pets allowed | ||
| * 家賃 = yachin = rent Ex. 家賃8万円 = Yachin hachimanen = Rent 80,000 yen/month | ||
| * 初期費用= shoki hiyou = initial costs | ||
| * 前家賃 = maeyachin= prepaid rent | ||
| * 手付金 = tetsukekin = reservation fee | ||
| 契約 ( = keiyaku) contract to rent the place, they may ask you to pay the reservation fee which is called 手付金 (= tetsukekin) | ||
| 手付金 (= tetsukekin) | reservation fee | |
| 礼金 = reikin = key money | ||
| 礼金は返金致しません。 = Reikin wa henkin itashimasen. = Key money won’t returned. | ||
| * 敷金 =shikikin / 保証金= hoshoukin = deposit, security deposit | ||
| The amount of 礼金 (= reikin) key money / 敷金 (= shikikin) deposit may not be specified. Instead, they may write/say, | ||
| Ex. 家賃1ヶ月分 = yachin ikkagetsubun = (the same amount of money as) one month rent * There are many properties that don’t require 礼金(= reikin) key money / 敷金 (= shikikin) deposit | ||
| Ex. 敷金礼金ゼロ = shikikin reikin zero = No deposit and key money required | ||
| 仲介手数料 = (fudousan) chuukai tesuuryou / 仲介料= chuukairyou = agent’s commission, brokerage fee | ||
| * 管理費 = kanrihi = maintenance fee | ||
| * 共益費 = kyouekihi = common service expense | ||
| * 更新手数料 = koushin tesuuryou = renewal commission | ||
| * 保険=hoken = insurance | ||
| Ex. 火災保険 = kasai hoken = fire insurance | ||
| Ex. 家財保険 = kazai hoken = home contents insurance | ||
| * 保険料 = hoken ryou = insurance fee | ||
| * 解約金 = kaiyakukin = cancellation of contract | ||
| * 新築 = shinchiku= new / just built * 築~ 年 = chiku ~ nen = ~ years old building | ||
| Ex. 築10年 = chiku juunen = 10 year old building (10 years have passed since that building was built) | ||
| * 階 = kai = floor Ex. 2階 = nikai = the second floor Ex.10階建て = jukkaidate = a ten-storied (building) | ||
| Ex. 屋上 = okujou= rooftop | ||
| Ex. 地下 = chika= basement | ||
| * 住所 = juusho = address | ||
| * ~沿線 = ensen = along the railway line ~ | ||
| * 交通 = koutsuu= transportation | ||
| 最寄り駅 = moyorieki= nearest station | ||
| 歩5分 = ho gofun = (written expression) / 徒歩5分= toho gofunn = five minutes on foot (from the station) | ||
| 南向き = minami muki = facing south | ||
| * 北 = kita = north | ||
| * 東 = higashi= east | ||
| * 西 = nishi = west | ||
| 日当り = hiatari =sunshine | ||
| * 角部屋 = kadobeya = a cornered room | ||
| Ex. 日当りが悪い = hiatari ga warui = dark ( no sunshine・sunless) | ||
| 日当り良好の部屋 = hiatari ryoukou no heya = a room with lots of sunshine | ||
| Ex. 日当りがいい = hiatari ga ii = lots of sunshine (In a written form: 日当たりよし = hiatari yoshi) | ||
| * 即入居可 = soku nyuukyo ka = (written expression) You can move in anytime * 入居 = nyuukyo = moving in | ||
| * 家具付 = Kagu, kaden tsuki = furnished * 家具、家電付物件 = Kagu, kaden tsuki = furnished with appliances | ||
| * 面積 = menseki = size | ||
| When you see a floor map in Japanese, you will see numbers with this kanji 帖 (= jou). It is a unit to indicate the area size. | ||
| * 一帖 = ichijou = 1.65㎡ / about 17.42ft2 * 一畳= ichijou = One tatami mat size/ 1.62 ㎡./ about 17.74ft2 (Nowadays it is more common to use the counter unit, 帖) | ||
| * 坪= tsubo = about 3.3 ㎡ / 35.58 ft2 ☆Layout of the room: * 間取り = madori = layout / floor plan * 1K = wan kei = one room apartment with a kitchen | ||
| * ワンルーム = Wan ruumu = studio apartment | ||
| * 2LDK = tsuu eru diikei = 2-room apartment with a living room, dining room and kitchen. | ||
| (K =kei= kitchen L = eru = living room D = dii= dining room) | ||
| * 和室 = washitsu = Japanese style room with tatami mats | ||
| * 洋室 = youshitsu = Western style room | ||
| * フローリング = furooringu = wooden floor | ||
| * 収納 = shuunou = closet | ||
| * 押し入れ = oshiire = Japanese style closet | ||
| * 洗面所 = senmenjo=washroom | ||
| * ベランダ = beranda / バルコニー= barukonii = balcony | ||
| * 玄関 = genkan= entrance, porch, the front door | ||
| * 廊下 = rouka = hallway, passage corridor | ||
| * トイレ = toire/ お手洗い = otearai = toilet / restroom | ||
| * 和式 | = washiki = | Japanese style (the one you have to squat) :) |
| * 洋式 | = youshiki | = Western style |
| * 浴室 = yokushitsu/ バス | =basu / (お)風呂 | = (o) furo) |
| * シャワー | = shawaa | = shower |
| * 台所 | = daidokoro | = kitchen |
| * 居間 = ima / リビング | = libingu | = living room |
| * ダイニング | = dainingu | = dining room |
| * 書斎 | = shosai | = study |
| * 寝室 | = shinshitsu | = bedroom |
| * エスカレーター | = esukareetaa | = escalator |
| * 階段 | = kaidan | = stairs |
| * ロフト | = rofuto | = loft |
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