マンション

まんしょん
noun
condominium
1. condominium, apartment building
A larger, modern concrete apartment building, often owner-occupied. Despite coming from English 'mansion,' it doesn't mean a large house.
新(あたら)しいマンションを買(か)いました。
I bought a new condominium.
このマンションは10階建(かいだ)てです。
This building is 10 stories tall.
マンションの管理費(かんりひ)は毎月(まいつき)払(はら)います。
I pay the condo management fee every month.
友(とも)だちは駅前(えきまえ)の高(たか)いマンションに住(す)んでいます。
My friend lives in a tall condominium in front of the station.
このマンションは築(ちく)十年(じゅうねん)ですが、きれいに管理(かんり)されています。
This condominium is ten years old, but it's well maintained.

マンション is a 'false friend' from English 'mansion.' In Japan, it refers to a reinforced concrete apartment/condominium building, NOT a large house.

CONTRAST WITH アパート:

  • マンション: concrete construction, higher quality, often owned
  • アパート: wooden/lighter construction, usually rented, smaller

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • マンションを買(か)う: to buy a condo
  • マンションに住(す)む: to live in a condo
  • 分譲(ぶんじょう)マンション: condo for sale
  • 賃貸(ちんたい)マンション: rental condo
  • タワーマンション: high-rise condo (often abbreviated as タワマン)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 管理費(かんりひ): management fee
  • 修繕(しゅうぜん)積立金(つみたてきん): repair reserve fund
  • 築(ちく)~年(ねん): ~ years since construction

NOTE:
In English-speaking countries, this would be called an 'apartment' or 'condominium,' not a 'mansion.'

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Added 2026.1.7 21:44 · Revised 2026.2.23 22:24
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