住居(じゅうきょ)

じゅうきょ
noun
dwelling; residence
1. dwelling; residence; housing
A place where someone lives. A somewhat formal term used in legal, administrative, and written contexts for a person's home or residence.
住居(じゅうきょ)の確保(かくほ)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Securing housing is necessary.
不法(ふほう)に他人(たにん)の住居(じゅうきょ)に侵入(しんにゅう)してはならない。
One must not illegally enter another person's residence.
災害(さいがい)で住居(じゅうきょ)を失(うしな)った人(ひと)たちに仮設(かせつ)住宅(じゅうたく)が提供(ていきょう)された。
Temporary housing was provided to people who lost their homes in the disaster.

A formal word for a dwelling or residence, commonly found in legal and administrative language. The everyday equivalent is 家(いえ) or 住(す)まい.

In legal contexts, 住居(じゅうきょ)侵入(しんにゅう) refers to unlawful entry or trespassing.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 住居(じゅうきょ)を構(かま)える — to set up a residence
  • 住居(じゅうきょ)侵入(しんにゅう) — trespassing; unlawful entry
  • 住居(じゅうきょ)費(ひ) — housing costs
  • 住居(じゅうきょ)地域(ちいき) — residential area
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