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世帯 (しょたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

世帯しょたい

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Meanings

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noun

household; home; family

Refers to a domestic unit living together, often used in official or statistical contexts (e.g., 世帯主, 世帯数).

このアパートには十じゅう世帯しょたいが住すんでいる。
Ten households live in this apartment building.
世帯主しょたいぬしの名な前まえを記き入にゅうしてください。
Please fill in the name of the head of the household.

Written forms

世帯しょたい
Standard modern spelling for 'household'.
所しょ帯たいUsage98%
Alternate kanji form; 世帯 is more common in modern usage.
しょたいUsage1%
ショタイUsage1%

Kanji

所

place, extent

帯sash, belt, obi

世generation, world, society

Similar words

家か庭てい
家庭 focuses on the home as a social/emotional unit (family life), while 世帯 emphasizes the household as a residential or statistical unit.
家か族ぞく
家族 refers to the family members themselves; 世帯 refers to the household unit, which may include non-family members living together.

Etymology

Compound of 世 (world, society) and 帯 (belt, band), originally meaning a group of people living together under one roof. The spelling 所帯 uses 所 (place) instead, emphasizing the dwelling.