賃貸住宅(ちんたいじゅうたく)

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

Usage

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").