空(あ)き家(や)

あきや
noun
vacant house, empty house
1. vacant house, empty house
A house that is not occupied.
空(あ)き家(や)が増(ふ)えている。
Vacant houses are increasing.
あの空(あ)き家(や)は古(ふる)い。
That vacant house is old.
空(あ)き家(や)を探(さが)している。
I'm looking for a vacant house.
この町(まち)には空(あ)き家(や)がたくさんある。
There are many vacant houses in this town.
空(あ)き家(や)を安(やす)く買(か)って、自分(じぶん)で直(なお)して住(す)む人(ひと)が増(ふ)えている。
More and more people are buying vacant houses cheaply and fixing them up to live in.

空(あ)き家(や) refers to a house with no one living in it.

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Note: 空(あ)き家(や) has become a social issue in Japan due to aging population and rural depopulation.

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Related: 空(あ)き地(ち) (vacant lot)
Related: 空(あ)き缶(かん) (empty can)
Compare: 空(あ)き部屋(べや) (vacant room)
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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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