アパート

あぱーと
noun
apartment
1. apartment, flat
A rental housing unit in a smaller, typically 2-3 story building. From English 'apartment.'
駅(えき)の近(ちか)くのアパートに住(す)んでいます。
I live in an apartment near the station.
新(あたら)しいアパートを探(さが)しています。
I'm looking for a new apartment.
このアパートは家賃(やちん)が安(やす)いです。
The rent for this apartment is cheap.

アパート refers to apartments in smaller buildings, typically 2-3 stories, with wooden or lightweight steel construction.

JAPANESE HOUSING DISTINCTION:

  • アパート: smaller, older-style buildings
  • マンション: larger concrete buildings (not 'mansion')
  • 一戸建(いっこだ)て: detached house

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

NOTE:
マンション sounds more prestigious in Japanese, though it comes from 'mansion.' アパート tends to imply more affordable housing.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:26 · Revised 2026.2.22 11:51
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