How to say "Apartment" in Japanese
If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Apartment" you've come to the right place!
the Japanese word for "Apartment" is "Manshon", written in japanese as "マンション".
Here's a more detailed 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.
Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.
What does "Manshon" mean in japanese?
"Manshon" means "Apartment" .
If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:
How to write "Apartment" in Japanese
To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.
But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.
Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.
This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:
The katakana "マ" is read as "ma". The katakana "ン" is read as "n". And The katakana "シ" is read as "shi".
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