How to say "apartment" in Japanese

• マンションJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounCovers the building sense of 'apartment': a mid- or high-rise apartment building, and, as 'condominium', a flat or unit in such a building. Typical when discussing housing or where someone lives.
  私のおじはマンションに住すんでいる。↗

  My uncle lives in an apartment.
• 部屋へやJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounReally means 'room'; used informally for your own apartment or flat — the place you live — as when inviting someone over. Not the word for a building or a type of housing.
  私の部屋へやは４階かいにあります。↗

  My apartment is on the fourth floor.
• アパートJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounA common word for a rented flat. Use it when saying where you live or that you are apartment-hunting. As a building word it suggests a smaller rental building than a マンション.
  ２部屋へやあるアパートを借かりたいのですが。↗

  I want to rent an apartment with two rooms.

Choose 「マンション」 for a mid- or high-rise apartment building or condominium, 「アパート」 for a rented flat, and 部屋 when talking informally about your own living space as a room.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• マンションcondominium (usu. mid or high-rise)
• アパートメントapartment
• アパルトマンapartment
• 部屋へやapartment
• アパートapartment
• お部屋おへやapartment
• フラットflat