世帯|せたいsetai[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounhousehold; family

• Synonym家庭かていNeutralEmphasizes the home as a place of daily life and its atmosphere, as in 「家庭料理」; 「世帯」 is an administrative counting unit.
• Synonym一家いっかNeutralMeans the whole family as one group, as in 「一家団欒」; can also refer to a school or style of one's own.
• Synonym所帯しょたいCasualColloquial word for settling down and running a household, as in 「所帯を持つ」 or 「所帯じみる」.
• Related家族かぞくNeutralRefers to one's family members, as in 「家族旅行」, with the emphasis on blood ties; 「世帯」 is a statistical unit of people living together and sharing a livelihood.
• RelatedファミリーNeutralLoanword for family or household, as in 「ファミリー向け」; mostly seen in commercial contexts.

Use 「世帯」 for a unit of people living together and sharing a livelihood, especially in administrative or statistical contexts (「世帯主」, 「単身世帯」). For blood relatives say 「家族」, for the home and its atmosphere 「家庭」, and for starting a household 「所帯を持つ」.

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1. 住居じゅうきょなどを同おなじくする集団しゅうだん。
2. 家いえを構かまえて独立どくりつの生計せいけいを立たてること。
3. 生活せいかつに必要ひつような家屋かおくと家具かぐ。