借しゃく家や

also: しゃっか

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

rented house; house for rent

Refers to a house that is rented, either from the tenant's or landlord's perspective. 借家 is the standard term; 借屋 is rare.

今いまは借しゃく家やに住すんでいますが、いつか家いえを買かいたいです。
I live in a rented house now, but I want to buy a house someday.
この地ち域いきには借しゃく家やが少すくない。
There are few houses for rent in this area.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が借しゃく家やに住すむfor someone to live in a rented house
彼かれは駅えきの近ちかくの借しゃく家やに住すんでいる。
He lives in a rented house near the station.
借しゃく家やを探さがすto look for a rented house
引ひっ越こしのために借しゃく家やを探さがしている。
I'm looking for a rented house because I'm moving.
借しゃく家やを出でるto move out of a rented house
来らい月げつ、借しゃく家やを出でて新あたらしい家いえに引ひっ越こす予よ定ていだ。
Next month, I'm planning to move out of the rented house and into a new home.

Kanji

借borrow, rent
家house, home, family
屋roof, house, shop

Related words

貸かし家やN2
借家 describes a house from the tenant's perspective (a house one rents), while 貸家 describes the same house from the landlord's perspective (a house one leases out).
賃ちん貸たいN2
賃貸 is a broad term covering any kind of rental (apartments, offices, houses), while 借家 specifically means a rented house.

Opposites

持もち家いえ
借家 is a house one rents, while 持ち家 is a house one owns.

Don't confuse with

アパートN5
アパート refers to an apartment building or unit, whereas 借家 refers to a standalone rented house.
借しゃく地ち
借地 and 借家 share the kanji 借, but 借地 means leased land while 借家 means a rented house or building.

Counted with

軒けんN4
For houses, shops, and small buildings counted as premises or households.
戸こN1
For dwellings as household units, mainly in official or statistical contexts (全30戸).

Word family

借しゃく家や人にん
tenant; renter
相あい借じゃく家や
renting a house in the same block · person renting a house in the same block
定てい期き借しゃく家や
fixed-term house lease
借しゃく家や住ずまい
living in rented quarters; renting a house

Written forms

借家Usage100%
- しゃくや
  Standard kanji form; also read しゃっか in some contexts.
- しゃっか
  Alternate reading of the same kanji; less common than しゃくや.
借しゃく屋やUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 借家 is strongly preferred.
しゃっか

Etymology

Compound of 借 (borrow/rent) and 家 (house). The reading しゃくや uses the on'yomi of both characters; しゃっか is an alternative on'yomi reading of 借家.