vacant house; unoccupied house
Refers to a house that is currently empty, often due to the owner moving out or the property being abandoned. Commonly used in discussions of housing issues, real estate, and urban planning.
The number of vacant houses is increasing in this area.
We renovated the vacant house and put it up for rent.
The number of vacant houses is increasing in this area.
Leaving a vacant house neglected causes trouble for the neighbors.
The couple renovated an old vacant house and started living there.
The city manages the vacant houses in the area.
廃屋 implies an abandoned, often dilapidated house, whereas 空き家 simply means the house is currently unoccupied, without necessarily being ruined.
空き部屋 refers to a single empty room, often within an apartment or building, while 空き家 refers to a whole unoccupied house.
空き家 means an entire vacant house, not a single vacant room or gap like 空き間, despite the similar spelling.
空き家 is a vacant house or building, while 空き地 is vacant land with no structure on it.
空き家 simply means a vacant, unoccupied house with no criminal connotation, whereas 空き巣 usually implies a burglary or burglar targeting such a home.
Standard kanji spelling; widely used in news and official contexts.
Less common variant without okurigana; still seen in legal or formal documents.
Search-only kanji form.
Search-only mixed kanji-kana form.
Rarely used kanji form; 屋 can imply a shop or building, but here it is an uncommon variant for 'house'.
Compound of 空き (aki, 'empty, vacant') + 家 (ya, 'house'). The reading や for 家 is a common suffix in words for buildings.