二世帯(にせたい)

にせたい
noun
two households (two generations under one roof)
familybuilding
1. two households; two generations living together
Two family units, usually parents and a married child's family, living in the same house. Used mostly in 二世帯住宅(にせたいじゅうたく), a house built for two generations, often with separate kitchens or entrances.
二世帯住宅(にせたいじゅうたく)を建(た)てる。
To build a two-generation house.
私(わたし)たちは妻(つま)の両親(りょうしん)と二世帯(にせたい)で暮(く)らしている。
We live as two households with my wife's parents.
二世帯住宅(にせたいじゅうたく)は玄関(げんかん)や台所(だいどころ)を分(わ)けると、お互(たが)いに気(き)を使(つか)わずに済(す)む。
In a two-generation house, separate entrances and kitchens save both families from having to tiptoe around each other.

二(に) + 世帯(せたい) (household).

Common collocations

  • 二世帯住宅(にせたいじゅうたく): two-generation house
  • 完全分離型(かんぜんぶんりがた)の二世帯住宅(にせたいじゅうたく): a fully separated two-generation house
  • 二世帯(にせたい)同居(どうきょ): two generations living together

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