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仮設住宅 (かせつじゅうたく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

仮か設せつ住じゅう宅たく

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じゅ

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Meanings

1

temporary housing; temporary dwelling

Refers to housing built for a limited period, often after disasters or during construction projects.

地じ震しんの後あと、多おおくの人ひとが仮か設せつ住

じゅう

宅たく

で

暮く

らし

て

いる

。

After the earthquake, many people are living in temporary housing.

Kanji

仮sham, temporary, interim
設establishment, provision, prepare
住dwell, reside, live
宅home, house, residence

Related words

プレハブ
プレハブ is the general term for any prefabricated building, while 仮設住宅 specifically means temporary housing, often set up for disaster relief.

Word family

みなし仮か設せつ住じゅう宅たく
post-disaster public-funded rental accommodation

Built from

仮か設せつ+住じゅう宅たく

Etymology

Compound of 仮設 (temporary, makeshift) and 住宅 (housing, dwelling).