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公団住宅 (koudanjuutaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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He lives in public housing.
Kanji 公 public, prince, official Related words 団だん 地ち 団地 is a broader term for a housing complex or estate, which may include public housing (公団住宅) but also privately developed complexes.
公こう 営えい 住じゅう 宅たく 公営住宅 is public housing provided by local governments under the Public Housing Act, typically for low-income households, while 公団住宅 was developed by the now-dissolved Japan Housing Corporation.
Etymology Formed from 公団 “public corporation” and 住宅 “housing,” originally referring especially to housing supplied by a government-established public corporation.
