How to say 'Apartment' in Japanese | マンション

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The Japanese word for Apartment is 'Manshon', written as マンション in Japanese.

word

マンション

Meaning

Apartment

Reading

Manshon

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'マンション (manshon)' refers to a type of residential building, typically a modern, multi-story apartment complex. It is often used to describe high-quality or luxury apartments, as opposed to smaller or older apartments, which might be referred to as 'アパート (apaato)'. For example: I live in an apartment「私はマンションに住んでいます」(わたしはマンションにすんでいます). That apartment is expensive「あのマンションは高いです」(あのマンションはたかいです). The term 'マンション' is borrowed from the English word 'mansion', but in Japanese, it specifically refers to apartment buildings rather than standalone houses.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

2035

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word マンション

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

マ

Reading

katakana

ン

Reading

katakana

シ

Reading

Shi

katakana

ショ

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Sho

katakana

ヨ

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'Manshon' means 'Apartment' .

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