ワンルームマンション

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Common word

Meanings

noun

studio apartment; studio flat

A one-room apartment where the main living and sleeping space is not separated; kitchen and bath facilities vary by property. Despite マンション, this means an apartment or flat in Japanese, not an English-style mansion.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from one-room mansion

駅えきの近ちかくにワンルームマンションを借かりた。
I rented a studio apartment near the station.
学がく生せい向むけのワンルームマンションが多おおい地ち域いきです。
It is an area with many studio apartments for students.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉のワンルームマンションに住すむto live in a studio apartment in 〈place〉
東とう京きょうのワンルームマンションに住すんでいる。
I live in a studio apartment in Tokyo.
ワンルームマンションを借かりるto rent a studio apartment
駅えきの近ちかくでワンルームマンションを借かりた。
I rented a studio apartment near the station.
ワンルームマンションを探さがすto look for a studio apartment
引ひっ越こしのためにワンルームマンションを探さがしている。
I'm looking for a studio apartment for my move.

Related words

マンションN3
マンション is the broad term for an apartment or condominium building, while ワンルームマンション specifically names a one-room studio unit within such a building.
アパートN5
アパート usually suggests a smaller, older, or simpler apartment building, whereas ワンルームマンション refers to a studio unit that may be in either an アパート or a more modern building.
ワンルーム
ワンルーム is the shorter, more general term for a one-room layout, while ワンルームマンション names the specific type of apartment property built with that layout.

Counted with

戸こN1
counter for houses, households, apartments

Built from

ワンルーム+マンション

Written forms

ワンルーム・マンション
- ワンルームマンション
  Variant spelling with a middle dot separating the two loanword elements.
- ワンルーム・マンション

Etymology

Wasei-eigo based on English 'one-room mansion'. In Japanese usage, マンション refers to an apartment or condominium building/unit, so the whole term means a studio apartment rather than a large detached mansion.