一戸|いっこikko[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounone house; household
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym一家いっかNeutralOne household or the whole family, and also a school of art or a gang. 「一戸」 is mostly for household statistics, as in 「一戸当たり」.
  • Synonym所帯しょたいNeutralA family that runs its own independent household, as in 「所帯を持つ」. 「一戸」 is a counting unit for houses or households.
  • Related家族かぞくNeutralThe members of a family, with the stress on kinship and the people themselves. 「一戸」 counts one household or one house and is mostly a statistical term.
  • Related戸とNeutralRead 「と」, this means a door or shutter, unrelated to household counts; the counter 「戸」 is read 「こ」, as in 「一戸」「百戸」.
  • RelatedファミリーCasualA colloquial loanword for a family, common in product names and advertising. 「一戸」 is a statistical, administrative term.

Use 「一戸」 for counting households or houses, as in 「一戸建て」. For family members say 「家族」, for the whole family 「一家」, and for setting up an independent household 「所帯」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 一いち軒けんの家屋かおく。
  2. 一いち世帯せたい。
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