世せ帯たい

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈人ひと〉が世せ帯たいを持もつto set up one's own household (e.g. by marrying)

  彼かれはもう独どく立りつして世せ帯たいを持もっている。

  He has already moved out and set up his own household.

• 世せ帯たい主ぬしになるto become the head of a household

  父ちちが亡なくなったので、兄あにが世せ帯たい主ぬしになった。

  After our father died, my older brother became the head of the household.

• 世せ帯たい数すうが増ふえる／減へるfor the number of households to increase/decrease

  一人ひとり暮ぐらしの世せ帯たい数すうが年ねん々ねん増ふえている。

  The number of single-person households is increasing every year.