マイホーム
also: マイ・ホーム
Meanings
1
one's own house; one's own home
Wasei-eigo from English 'my home'. Refers to the house one owns or lives in, often with a nuance of personal pride or the ideal of home ownership. Common in contexts like マイホームを買う (buy a house) or マイホーム主義 (a lifestyle centered on one's home and family).
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from my home
He bought his own house at age 30.
Owning his own home is his dream.
Usage patterns
- マイホームを買うto buy one's own home
The couple saved up and finally bought their own home.
- マイホームを持つto own one's own home
His dream is to own his own home someday.
- マイホームを建てるto build one's own house
We decided to build a new house of our own in the suburbs.