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living space; residential space
The space within a home where people live and spend their daily time. Commonly used when discussing home design, floor plans, and comfort.
快適な居住空間。
A comfortable living space.
限られた居住空間を有効に使う。
To make effective use of a limited living space.
家族が増えたので、広い居住空間のある家に引っ越すことにした。
Because our family grew, we decided to move to a house with more living space.
Composed of 居住 (residence, dwelling) and 空間 (space). A somewhat formal and technical term used in architecture, interior design, and real estate contexts. In everyday casual speech, people more often talk about the 部屋 (rooms), 間取り (floor plan), or simply the house's 広さ (size). 居住空間 emphasizes the livable, usable area rather than raw square footage.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 快適な居住空間: a comfortable living space
- 広い居住空間: a spacious living area
- 居住空間を確保する: to secure living space
- 居住空間を有効活用する: to make effective use of living space
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 住空間: short form, same meaning
- リビング: living room — specifically the common area
- 間取り: floor plan, layout of a home
- 住まい: dwelling, residence — more abstract/emotional word for "where one lives"