一 戸 建(いっこだ)て

いっこだて

noun

detached house; single-family home

See also: 戸建(こだて) (abbreviated form)

1. detached house; single-family home; standalone house

A house that stands on its own lot, not sharing walls with other buildings. Contrasted with apartments and condominiums in Japanese real estate.

一戸建(いっこだ)てに住(す)みたい。

I want to live in a detached house.

駅前(えきまえ)に新(あたら)しい一戸建(いっこだ)てが建(た)った。

A new detached house was built in front of the station.

マンションか一戸建(いっこだ)てか、どちらを買(か)うか迷(まよ)っている。

I'm torn between buying a condo or a detached house.

One of the most common housing terms in Japanese. In Japan, owning a 一戸建(いっこだ)て is widely seen as an aspiration, though many urban residents live in マンション (condominiums) or アパート (apartments) due to space and cost constraints.

Common collocations

一戸建(いっこだ)てを建(た)てる: to build a detached house
一戸建(いっこだ)てを買(か)う: to buy a detached house
一戸建(いっこだ)て住宅(じゅうたく): detached housing
中古(ちゅうこ)一戸建(いっこだ)て: pre-owned detached house

Similar words

マンション: condominium — a unit in a larger concrete building
アパート: apartment — typically a smaller, wooden rental building
戸建(こだ)て: abbreviated form of 一戸建(いっこだ)て, common in real estate listings

Related Words

Compare: マンション (condominium)

Compare: アパート (apartment)

Compare: 物件(ぶっけん) (property)

Related: 集合住宅(しゅうごうじゅうたく) (apartment building)

Compare: 民家(みんか) (private house, folk house)

Related: 長屋(ながや) (row house)

Related: マイホーム (one's own home (especially a privately owned house))

Compare: 持(も)ち家(いえ) (owned home)

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Added 2026.3.26 21:38 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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