How to say "homeless" in Japanese

• ホームレス
  no-adjectiveRefers to a person without a home, typically someone living on the street. This is the word for the ordinary sense of 'homeless' — describing people who have nowhere to live.
  この辺あたりには本当ほんとうにホームレスの人ひとたちがいっぱいね。↗

  This neighborhood has more homeless people than you can shake a stick at.
• 喪家そうか
  nounSeldom the word you want for 'homeless': its core sense is a family in mourning, and its 'homeless' use is figurative, describing a person who has lost home and place and wanders forlorn.

Use 「ホームレス」 for the ordinary sense of 'homeless' — a person with nowhere to live; 喪家 literally means a family in mourning and only figuratively 'homeless', so it is seldom the right choice.

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

• ホームレスhomeless
• 喪家そうかhomeless