How to say 'House' in Japanese | ハウス

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The Japanese word for House is 'Hausu', written as ハウス in Japanese.

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ハウス

Meaning

House

Reading

Hausu

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ハウス (hausu)' is a loanword from English, meaning 'house'. It is commonly used in modern Japanese to refer to a house or building, often in contexts related to Western-style architecture or specific types of houses. For example: That house is beautiful「あのハウスはきれいです」(あのハウスはきれいです). I live in a small house「私は小さなハウスに住んでいます」(わたしはちいさなハウスにすんでいます). The term is also used in compound words like 'ドッグハウス (dog house)' or 'ガラスハウス (glass house)'. Note that while 'ハウス' is widely understood, the native Japanese word '家 (いえ)' is more commonly used in everyday conversation.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

3628

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ハウス

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

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ハ

Reading

katakana

ウ

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katakana

ス

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'Hausu' means 'House' .

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