貸かし間ま

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Common wordJLPTN2

Meanings

1

room to let; room for rent

Refers to a room available for rent, typically in a private home or small lodging. Common in real estate contexts.

駅えきの近ちかくに貸かし間まがあります。
There is a room for rent near the station.
彼かれは学がく生せいに貸かし間まを提てい供きょうしている。
He offers a room for rent to students.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に貸かし間まがあるthere is a room to let at 〈place〉
駅えきの近ちかくのこの家いえには貸かし間まがある。
This house near the station has a room for rent.
貸かし間まを探さがすto look for a room to rent
大だい学がくに近ちかい貸かし間まを探さがしている。
I'm looking for a room to rent near the university.
貸かし間まに住すむto live in a rented room
学がく生せいの頃ころは小ちいさな貸かし間まに住すんでいた。
When I was a student, I lived in a small rented room.

Kanji

貸lend
間interval, space

Related words

賃ちん貸たいN2
賃貸 is the general term for leasing any property (apartments, houses, land), while 貸間 specifically means a single room for rent, often in a private home.
貸かし室しつ
貸室 usually refers to a room rented for business or office use, whereas 貸間 typically means a room in a private residence rented out to a lodger.
下げ宿しゅくN4
下宿 implies boarding with meals and longer-term residence, while 貸間 usually means just the bare room without meals included.

Don't confuse with

貸かし家やN2
貸家 refers to an entire house for rent, while 貸間 refers only to a single room within a house, so the two are easily confused because of their similar form.

Written forms

貸かし間まUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
貸かし間ま
Alternative spelling with okurigana; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 貸し (kashi, 'lending') + 間 (ma, 'room'). The kanji spelling 貸間 is a straightforward combination of these elements.