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新所帯 (しんじょたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

新あら所じょ帯たい

also: あらじょたい · あらぜたい · しんしょたい

Meanings

1

noun

new household; new home

Refers to a newly established household, typically after marriage or when starting independent life.

結けっ婚こんして新しん所じょ帯たいを持もつことになった。
We got married and are going to set up a new household.
新しん所じょ帯たいの準じゅん備びで忙いそがしい。
I'm busy preparing for the new home.

Written forms

新所帯
- しんじょたい
  Standard kanji spelling for 'new household'.
- あらじょたい
  Rare reading; しんじょたい is much more common.
- しんしょたい
  Rare reading; しんじょたい is standard.
新世帯
- しんじょたい
  Alternate kanji spelling; 世帯 is a common variant for 所帯.
- あらぜたい
  Rare reading restricted to the 新世帯 spelling.

あらじょたい

しんしょたい

あらぜたい

あらじょたい

しんしょたい

Kanji

新new
所place, extent
帯sash, belt, obi
世generation, world, society

Similar words

所しょ帯たい
Means 'household' in general; 新所帯 specifically refers to a newly formed one.
新しん婚こん
Means 'newlywed'; 新所帯 focuses on the household itself rather than the marital status.

Etymology

Compound of 新 (new) and 所帯/世帯 (household). The exact historical derivation of the readings is uncertain; しんじょたい is the most common modern reading.