賃貸住宅(ちんたいじゅうたく)

ちんたいじゅうたく
noun
rental housing; rented accommodation
1. rental housing; rented accommodation
Housing that is rented rather than owned. Encompasses apartments, houses, and other dwellings available for lease.
賃貸住宅(ちんたいじゅうたく)を探(さが)す。
To look for rental housing.
この地域(ちいき)は賃貸住宅(ちんたいじゅうたく)が多(おお)い。
This area has a lot of rental housing.
賃貸住宅(ちんたいじゅうたく)に住(す)んでいるので、壁(かべ)に穴(あな)を開(あ)けられない。
Since I live in rental housing, I can't make holes in the walls.

Composed of 賃貸(ちんたい) (rental, lease) + 住宅(じゅうたく) (housing, residence). A formal term commonly used in real estate listings, contracts, and housing discussions.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 賃貸住宅(ちんたいじゅうたく)を探(さが)す: to search for rental housing
  • 賃貸住宅(ちんたいじゅうたく)に住(す)む: to live in rental housing
  • 賃貸住宅(ちんたいじゅうたく)経営(けいえい): rental housing management
  • 公営(こうえい)賃貸住宅(ちんたいじゅうたく): public rental housing

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 賃貸(ちんたい)マンション: rental apartment building — specifically refers to a condominium-style building
  • 借家(しゃくや): rented house — more colloquial, typically refers to a standalone house
  • 分譲住宅(ぶんじょうじゅうたく): housing for sale — the opposite, housing sold to individual owners

NOTE:
In everyday conversation, the abbreviation 賃貸(ちんたい) is often used alone, especially in real estate contexts (e.g., 賃貸(ちんたい)で探(さが)す means "to search for rentals").

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