借家(しゃくや)

しゃくや
noun
rented house; rental house
1. rented house; rental house
A house that one rents and lives in, rather than owns. Refers to the rented dwelling itself; しゃくや is the common reading, while しゃっか is used in formal or legal contexts.
借家(しゃくや)に住(す)む。
to live in a rented house.
古(ふる)い借家(しゃくや)を借(か)りることにした。
We decided to rent an old rental house.
結婚(けっこん)してからずっと借家(しゃくや)暮(ぐ)らしだが、いつかは自分(じぶん)の家(いえ)を持(も)ちたい。
We've lived in rented houses ever since we married, but someday we want a home of our own.

Combines 借(しゃく) (borrow, rent) + 家(や) (house). A house one rents to live in, as opposed to a 持(も)ち家(いえ) (one's own home). Also read しゃっか in formal contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 借家(しゃくや)暮(ぐ)らし: living in rented housing
  • 借家(しゃくや)を借(か)りる: to rent a house
  • 借家(しゃくや)人(にん): tenant of a rented house

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 貸家(かしや): house for rent — the same building seen from the landlord's side
  • 賃貸(ちんたい): rental (property) — broader term covering apartments and houses for lease
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