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住生活 (じゅうせいかつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

住じゅう生せい活かつ

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Meanings

1

housing conditions; residential life; manner of housing

Refers to the quality, style, or conditions of one's living environment, often used in policy, architecture, or lifestyle contexts.

高こう齢れい者しゃの住じゅう生せい活かつを改かい善ぜんする必ひつ要ようがある。
We need to improve the housing conditions for the elderly.

Kanji

住dwell, reside, live
生life, genuine, birth
活lively, resuscitation, being helped

Related words

生せい活かつ
生活 is general 'life' or 'livelihood', while 住生活 specifically focuses on the housing aspect of daily life.
住じゅう環かん境きょう
住環境 emphasizes the surrounding environment of a residence (noise, greenery, etc.), whereas 住生活 centers on the living conditions and lifestyle within the home.

Built from

住じゅう+生せい活かつ

Etymology

Compound of 住 (dwelling) and 生活 (life). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used in modern Japanese to refer to housing life and conditions.