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貸家 (かしや, kashiya) Japanese meaning: house for rent | Kotomora

貸かし家や

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

house for rent; rental house

Refers to a house that is available for rent, as opposed to an apartment or condominium.

駅えきの近ちかくに貸かし家やがありますか。

Is there a house for rent near the station?

彼かれは貸かし家やを探さがしている。

He is looking for a rental house.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の貸かし家やに住すむto live in a rental house in 〈場所〉
彼かの女じょは郊こう外がいの貸かし家やに住すんでいる。
She lives in a rental house in the suburbs.
貸かし家やを探さがすto look for a house to rent
引ひっ越こしのために貸かし家やを探さがしている。
I'm looking for a house to rent because I'm moving.
貸かし家やとして貸かすto rent out (a property) as a rental house
祖そ父ふの家いえを貸かし家やとして貸かすことにした。
We decided to rent out my grandfather's house as a rental house.

Kanji

貸lend
家house, home, family
屋roof, house, shop

Related words

賃ちん貸たい住じゅう宅たく
賃貸住宅 is the broad, formal term covering any kind of rental housing, while 貸家 specifically means a rental house (not an apartment).
借しゃく家や
借家 describes a house from the tenant's perspective (a house one rents), while 貸家 describes the same house from the landlord's perspective (a house one leases out).

Opposites

持もち家いえ
持ち家 is a house one owns outright, the opposite of 貸家, which is rented from a landlord.

Don't confuse with

アパートN5
貸家 is a stand‑alone rental house, while アパート is a rental unit in a small (often wooden) apartment building.
マンションN3
貸家 is a whole rental house, whereas マンション is a unit in a larger, modern condominium-style building.
貸かし間まN2
貸家 refers to an entire house for rent, while 貸間 refers only to a single room within a house, so the two are easily confused because of their similar form.

Counted with

軒けんN4
For houses, shops, and small buildings counted as premises or households.
戸こN1
For dwellings as household units, mainly in official or statistical contexts (全30戸).

Written forms

貸家Usage96%
- かしや
  Standard kanji spelling; also read かしいえ.
- かしいえ
貸し家Usage4%

Etymology

Compound of 貸し (kashi, 'lending') + 家 (ya/ie, 'house').

Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.

かしや
Variant with okurigana; also read かしいえ.
かしいえ

貸かし屋や

Uncommon variant using 屋.

貸かし屋や

Rare variant with okurigana and 屋.

かしいえ