ルームシェア

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Meanings

sharing a room or apartment; having a roommate/flatmate

Wasei-eigo from English 'room share'. Refers to the arrangement of sharing a living space with someone who is not family, typically to split rent and expenses.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from room share

東とう京きょうでルームシェアを探さがしている。
I'm looking for a room share in Tokyo.
ルームシェアを始はじめてから生せい活かつ費ひが減へった。
My living expenses went down after I started sharing an apartment.

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Related words

シェアハウス
シェアハウス refers to a shared house where residents have private rooms but share common areas, while ルームシェア often implies sharing a single apartment or room with one or more people.
同どう居きょ
同居 is a broader term for living together, including family or romantic partners, while ルームシェア specifically implies a non-family, often cost-sharing arrangement.

Built from

ルーム+シェア

Written forms

ルーム・シェア
- ルームシェア
  Variant with interpunct; less common but seen in some contexts.
- ルーム・シェア

Etymology

Wasei-eigo derived from English 'room' and 'share'. The term is not used in English with the same meaning; in Japanese it specifically refers to the practice of sharing a rented room or apartment with non-family members.