How to say "household" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 家庭かていnounCovers 'household' as the home and the family living there — domestic life, home environment and family circumstances. Use it when talking about one's home life or family situation.
- 世帯せたいnounThe household as a unit of people living together and sharing a living; the term used in censuses, statistics and official paperwork. Choose it for 'household' in administrative or demographic contexts.
- 一戸いっこnounLiterally 'one house': a single dwelling or household counted as one unit. It is not the general word for 'household'; reach for it only when counting or singling out individual houses.
- 家いえnounFor 'family' and 'household' it means one's own home and the people living in it — the family as a unit, and by extension a family line or house.
- 一族いちぞくnounReally denotes an extended family or clan — all relatives of common descent, sometimes a whole dynasty — so it is far broader than a single household and seldom the word you want for an ordinary one.
家庭 covers household as home and family life, 世帯 the household as an administrative or statistical unit, 家 one's own house and family, 一戸 a single house counted as one, and 一族 an extended family or clan.
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