Home and neighbours
Core words, Stage 3chunk 38 of 76Places
Lets you say where you live and refer politely to other people's homes.
- kinjoneighbourhood; nearby
- manshonapartment; apartment block
- jitakuhome; one's own house
- otakuyour home; someone's home (polite)
Mix-ups Manshon is any apartment block, not a mansion; otaku (your home) sounds like otaku (geek).
kinjo
neighbourhood; nearby
The area right around your home; kinjo no = local, nearby.
Kinjo no hito = the neighbours; tonari is the house right next door.
kinjo ni oishii pan'ya aru yo.
There's a good bakery near me.
近所においしいパン屋あるよ。
kinjo ni oishii pan'ya ga arimasu yo.
There's a good bakery near me.
近所においしいパン屋がありますよ。
Written 近所 · きんじょRank #1528 in 3,030 TV dramas
manshon
apartment; apartment block
Any solid, multi-storey block of flats or a flat in one, not a mansion.
Apaato is a cheaper, usually low-rise wooden building.
eki no chikaku no manshon ni sunderu.
I live in an apartment near the station.
駅の近くのマンションに住んでる。
eki no chikaku no manshon ni sunde imasu.
I live in an apartment near the station.
駅の近くのマンションに住んでいます。
Written マンションRank #1829 in 3,030 TV dramas
jitaku
home; one's own house
A slightly formal word heard at work, in news and on forms.
Uchi and ie are the everyday words for home.
kyou wa jitaku de shigoto shiteru.
I'm working from home today.
今日は自宅で仕事してる。
kyou wa jitaku de shigoto o shite imasu.
I'm working from home today.
今日は自宅で仕事をしています。
Written 自宅 · じたくRank #1606 in 3,030 TV dramas
otaku
your home; someone's home (polite)
A polite way to refer to another person's house or family.
Written オタク, the same sound means a geek or obsessive fan.
ashita, otaku ni ukagatte mo ii desu ka?
May I come round to your home tomorrow?
明日、お宅に伺ってもいいですか？
Written お宅 · おたくRank #2136 in 3,030 TV dramas