共用(きょうよう)部分(ぶぶん)

きょうようぶぶん
noun
shared area; common area
1. shared area; common area; common-use space
Areas in an apartment building or condominium that are shared by all residents, such as hallways, lobbies, elevators, and parking lots. Contrasted with the individual units owned or rented by each resident.
共用(きょうよう)部分(ぶぶん)は清潔(せいけつ)に保(たも)つ。
Keep the shared areas clean.
共用(きょうよう)部分(ぶぶん)に荷物(にもつ)を置(お)かないでください。
Please do not leave belongings in the common areas.
マンションの共用(きょうよう)部分(ぶぶん)の修繕(しゅうぜん)は管理(かんり)費(ひ)でまかなわれる。
Repairs to the shared areas of the apartment building are covered by the management fee.

A real estate and housing management term combining 共用(きょうよう) (shared use) and 部分(ぶぶん) (area/part). Important for anyone living in a Japanese apartment building, as rules governing shared spaces are strictly enforced.

COMMON SHARED AREAS:

  • エントランス / ロビー: entrance / lobby
  • 廊下(ろうか): hallways
  • エレベーター: elevators
  • 階段(かいだん): stairs
  • ゴミ置(お)き場(ば): trash collection area
  • 駐輪場(ちゅうりんじょう): bicycle parking area
  • 駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう): parking lot

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 共用(きょうよう)部分(ぶぶん)の使用(しよう)ルール: rules for using shared areas
  • 共用(きょうよう)部分(ぶぶん)の清掃(せいそう): cleaning of shared areas

OPPOSITE:

  • 専有(せんゆう)部分(ぶぶん): exclusive-use area — the individual unit belonging to each resident
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