Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 空あ き 家や が 増ふ える for vacant houses to increase in a place
The number of vacant houses is increasing in this area.
空あ き 家や を 放ほう 置ち する to leave a vacant house neglected
Leaving a vacant house neglected causes trouble for the neighbors.
空あ き 家や をリフォームする to renovate a vacant house
The couple renovated an old vacant house and started living there.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 空あ き 家や を 管かん 理り する to manage a vacant house in a certain place
The city manages the vacant houses in the area.
Related words 空室 refers to a vacant room, such as in an apartment building or hotel, while 空き家 specifically means an entire unoccupied house.
廃屋 implies an abandoned, often dilapidated house, whereas 空き家 simply means the house is currently unoccupied, without necessarily being ruined.
Don't confuse with 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.
Counted with 空き家 is counted with 軒 , the standard counter for buildings and houses.
空き家 can also be counted with 戸 , a counter for houses or households, especially in official statistics.
Written forms 空あ き 家や Usage 61%
Standard kanji spelling; widely used in news and official contexts.
空あき 家や Usage 33%
Less common variant without okurigana; still seen in legal or formal documents.
空あき 屋や Usage 3%
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あき 家や Usage 3%
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空あ き 屋や
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Rarely used kanji form; 屋 can imply a shop or building, but here it is an uncommon variant for 'house'.
Etymology Compound of 空き (aki, 'empty, vacant') + 家 (ya, 'house'). The reading や for 家 is a common suffix in words for buildings.
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