How to say "homelessness" in Japanese

• 無宿むしゅく
  no-adjectiveA less common word for homelessness as a condition, which can also denote a homeless person. Seldom the first word you reach for — one to recognize rather than produce.
• 路上生活ろじょうせいかつ
  noun, suru verbCovers homelessness as life on the streets — the condition of people who actually live there. Less common, but its sense is directly 'living on the street'; choose it when that is the aspect you mean.

For homelessness as the condition of living on the street, 路上生活 names that street-dwelling life, while 無宿 is a less common term for the same condition that can also mean a homeless person.

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• 無宿むしゅくhomelessness
• 路上生活ろじょうせいかつliving on the street