Glossary

The terms listed below are sorted alphabetically.

 

A

  • アパート
    Apartment
    apaato
  • 明渡し
    To vacate
    akewatashi
  • 預かり金
    Application fee
    azukarikin

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B

  • バルコニー
    Balcony
    barukonii
  • バス・トイレ別
    Separate rooms for toilet and bath
    basu toire betsu
  • ベランダ
    Balcony
    beranda
  • 防犯カメラ
    Surveillance camera
    bouhan kamera
  • 分譲賃貸
    Typically high-end condos for lease
    bunjou chintai
  • 分譲住宅
    Apartment or house for sale
    bunjou juutaku
  • 分譲マンション
    Apartment for sale
    bunjou manshon

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C

  • 賃貸マンション
    Rental apartment
    chintai manshon
  • 賃貸借契約
    Rental agreement
    chintaishaku keiyaku
  • 仲介手数料
    Real estate agency’s commission; typically 1 month’s rent
    chuukai tesuuryou
  • 中二階
    Mezzanine
    chuunikai
  • 駐輪場
    Bicycle parking
    chuurinjou
  • 駐車場
    Parking
    chuushajou

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D

  • 団地
    Apartment complex
    danchi
  • ダストシュート
    Garbage chute
    dasutoshuuto
  • ドアチェーン
    Door chain
    doacheen
  • 同居者
    Co-occupant
    doukyosha

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E

  • エアコン
    Air conditioner
    eakon
  • エレベーター
    Elevator
    erebeetaa

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F

  • 不動産
    Real estate
    fudousan
  • 不動産屋
    Real estate agency
    fudousanya
  • 吹抜け
    Wellhole; an opening in the ceiling between floors
    fukinuke
  • フローリング
    Flooring
    furooringu

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G

  • ガスレンジ
    Gas range
    gasurenji
  • 玄関
    Entrance; area where you take off your shoes
    genkan
  • 原状回復
    Restoration of a property to its original condition
    genjou kaifuku
  • 下水道
    Sewer
    gesuido

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H

  • ハイツ
    Apartment building three stories tall or less
    haitsu
  • はめ込みベッド
    Murphy bed; bed that can be folded up into the wall
    hamekomibeddo
  • 引き出しベッド
    Pull-out bed
    hikidashibeddo
  • 保証会社
    Rent liability guarantee company; see Guarantor page for more information
    hoshougaisha
  • 保証金
    Guarantee fee
    hoshoukin
  • 保証人
    Guarantor; takes legal responsibility in case the tenant defaults on payment of rent or damages; see Guarantor page for more information
    hoshounin

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I

  • 一戸建て
    Detached house
    ikkodate
  • インターホン
    Intercom
    intaahon

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J

  • 事故物件
    Property with a negative history, such as being the site of a violent crime
    jiko bukken
  • 地主
    Landlord
    jinushi
  • 上水道
    Water supply
    jousuidou
  • 重量鉄骨(造)
    Structure reinforced with heavy-gauge steel
    juuryou tekkotsu (zukuri)
  • 住宅
    Home; residence
    juutaku
  • 住宅不足
    Housing shortage
    juutaku busoku
  • 住宅面積
    Floor space
    juutaku
  • 重要事項説明書
    Document explaining important points of the rental agreement
    juuyou jikou setsumeisho

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K

  • 家電リサイクル法
    Home appliance recycling law; applies to air conditioners, televisions, refrigerators, and other appliances
    kaden risaikuru hou
  • 角部屋
    Corner apartment
    kadobeya
  • 稼働間仕切り
    Movable partition
    kadou majikiri
  • 家具家電付き
    Includes furniture and appliances
    kagu kaden tsuki
  • 解約予告
    Notice of intention to terminate the rental agreement
    kaiyaku yokoku
  • カメラ付きインターホン
    Intercom with camera
    kamera tsuki intaahon
  • 管理費
    Management fee; charged monthly in addition to the rent
    kanrihi
  • 管理規約
    Management rules
    kanri kiyaku
  • 火災保険
    Fire insurance
    kasai hoken
  • 貸主
    Tenant
    kashinushi
  • 貸家
    House for rent
    kashiya
  • 軽量鉄骨(造)
    Structure reinforced with light-gauge steel
    keiryou tekkotsu (zukuri)
  • 契約期間
    Contract period
    keiyaku kikan
  • 権利金
    Key money
    kenrikin
  • 緊急連絡先
    Emergency contact person
    kinkyuu renrakusaki
  • キッチンスペース
    Kitchen space
    kitchin supeesu
  • コインランドリー
    Coin laundry
    koin randorii
  • コンドミニアム
    Condominium; condo
    kondominiamu
  • コンロ
    Range; stove
    konro
  • コーポ
    Apartment building three stories tall or less
    koopo
  • 公道
    Public road
    koudou
  • 公営住宅
    Public housing
    kouei juutaku
  • 更新料
    Renewal fee; paid to landlord to renew the rental agreement
    koushinryou
  • 高層住宅
    High-rise apartment building
    kousou juutaku
  • 高層階
    Upper floor
    kousou kai
  • クロス
    Wallpaper
    kurosu
  • 空調管
    Air duct
    kuuchou kan
  • 共益費
    Fee for maintenance of common areas; charged monthly in addition to the rent
    kyoueki hi
  • 居住権
    Right of residence
    kyojuuken
  • 居住性
    livability
    kyojuusei
  • 居住者
    Resident; occupant
    kyojuusha
  • 共有住宅
    Tandem house
    kyouyuu juutaku
  • 給湯
    Water heater
    kyuutou

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L

  • LPガス
    Liquid petroleum gas
    LP gasu
  • ロフト
    Loft
    lofuto

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M

  • 間取り
    Floor plan
    madori
  • 前賃料
    Rent paid in advance
    mae chinryou
  • 間借り人
    Lodger
    magari nin
  • マンション
    Mansion; apartment constructed with reinforced concrete, steel, or steel reinforced concrete
    manshon
  • 免震構造
    Quake-absorbing structure
    menshin kouzou
  • メーターボックス
    Meter box
    meetaabokkusu
  • メゾネット
    Duplex house
    mezonetto
  • 持ち家
    House owned by one’s self
    mochiie
  • 木造
    Wooden construction
    mokuzou
  • 物置
    Storage
    monooki
  • 申込金
    Application fee
    moushikomikin

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N

  • 日照権
    Right to light; entitles a property owner to a certain level of natural light
    nisshouken
  • 入居審査
    Tenant screening
    nyuukyo shinsa

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O

  • 追い焚き機能付き(風呂)
    Reheatable bath
    oidaki kinoutsuki (furo)
  • 温水洗浄便座
    Warm shower toilet
    onsui senjou benza
  • オール電化
    All electric; typically refers to heating systems
    ooru denka
  • 押入れ
    Closet; has a large shelf for storing bedding
    oshiire
  • オートロック
    Self-locking door
    ooto rokku
  • 大家、家主
    Landlord; owner
    ooya/yanushi

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P

  • パネルハウス
    Panelized house; built from component panels
    paneru hausu
  • プレハブ住宅
    Prefabricated house
    purehabu juutaku
  • プロパンガス
    Propane gas
    puropan gasu

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R

  • 礼金
    Key money; gratuity fee paid to the landlord
    reikin
  • 連帯保証人
    Joint guarantor; takes legal responsibility in case the tenant defaults on payment of rent or damages; see Guarantor page for more information
    rentai hoshounin

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S

  • 再契約
    Contract renewal
    sai keiyaku
  • 採光
    Daylight
    saikou
  • サッシ
    Metal sash window
    sasshi
  • 制震構造
    Structures with vibration dampening
    seishin kouzou
  • 洗面
    Washroom with a sink
    senmen
  • 洗濯パン
    Washing machine pan
    sentaku pan
  • 専有面積
    Property footprint; often used to define the space usable by the renter
    senyuu menseki
  • 車庫
    Loft
    shako
  • 私道
    Private road
    shidou
  • 支払期限
    Due date
    shiharai kigen
  • 敷き引き
    Non-refundable portion of the security deposit; often required in Tokai, Kansai, and Kyushu regions
    shiki biki
  • 敷地内ゴミ置き場
    On-site space for garbage
    shikichinai gomiokiba
  • 敷金
    Security deposit
    shikikin
  • 新築
    Newly-built property
    shinchiku
  • シンク
    Sink
    shinku
  • 室外機置き場
    Outdoor space for air conditioner compressor
    shitsugaiki okiba
  • 室内洗濯機置場
    Indoor space for washing machine
    shitsunai sentakuki okiba
  • 初期費用
    Initial cost
    shoki hiyou
  • 償却金
    Amortization cost
    shoukyakukin
  • 収納
    Storage space
    shunou
  • 集中冷暖房
    Central heating and air conditioning
    shuuchuu reidanbou
  • 集合住宅
    Collective housing; classification of housing that includes apartments, mansions, condos, etc.
    shuugou juutaku
  • ソファーベッド
    sofa bed
    sofaa beddo
  • 即入居(可)
    Available immediately
    sokunyuukyo(ka)
  • 損害保険料
    Premium for damage insurance
    songai hokenryou

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T

  • 耐震補強工事済
    Reinforcements added for earthquake resistance
    taishin hokyou kouji zumi
  • 耐震構造
    Earthquake-resistant construction
    taishin kouzou
  • 宅配ボックス
    Delivery box
    takuhai bokkusu
  • 建物管理会社
    Property management company
    tatemono kanri gaisha
  • 定期借家契約
    Fixed-term rental agreement
    teiki shakuya keiyaku
  • 鉄筋コンクリート造
    Reinforced concrete construction
    tekkin konkuriito zukuri
  • 鉄骨鉄筋コンクリート造
    Steel-reinforced concrete construction
    tekkotsu tekkin konkuriito zukuri
  • 鉄骨造
    Steel construction
    tekkotsu zukuri
  • テラスハウス
    Terraced houses; group of houses built in a row
    terasu hausu
  • 手付
    Deposit
    tetsuke
  • 徒歩XX分
    XX-minutes walk
    toho XX fun
  • 特約条項
    Special contract clause
    tokuyaku joukou
  • 都市ガス
    City gas
    toshi gasu
  • 盗難警報機
    Burglar alarm
    tounan keihouki

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W

  • 和室
    Japanese-style room with tatami flooring
    washitsu
  • ワンルームマンション
    Studio apartment
    wanruumu manshon

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Y

  • 家賃
    Rent
    yachin
  • 家主、大家
    Landlord; owner
    yanushi/ooya
  • 洋室
    Room with western-style flooring (vinyl, carpet, wood, etc.)
    yoshitsu
  • 浴室
    Bathroom
    yokushitsu
  • 浴室乾燥機
    Bathroom dryer; use as a dehumidifier and for drying clothes
    yokushitsu kansouki
  • 床暖房
    Floor heating
    yuka danbou
  • ユニットバス
    Prefabricated bathroom
    yunitto basu
  • ユーティリティ
    Utility room
    yuutiritii

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