ルームシェア

noun

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.