住居|じゅうきょjuukyo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdwelling; house; residence; address
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 住居する（じゅうきょする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 住居します（じゅうきょします） |
| Negative (nai) | 住居しない（じゅうきょしない） |
| polite (masen) | 住居しません（じゅうきょしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 住居せず・住居せぬ（じゅうきょせず・じゅうきょせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 住居した（じゅうきょした） |
| polite (mashita) | 住居しました（じゅうきょしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 住居しなかった（じゅうきょしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 住居しませんでした（じゅうきょしませんでした） |
| Te form | 住居して（じゅうきょして） |
| Potential | 住居できる（じゅうきょできる） |
| Passive | 住居される（じゅうきょされる） |
| Causative | 住居させる（じゅうきょさせる） |
| Causative passive | 住居させられる（じゅうきょさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 住居すれば（じゅうきょすれば） |
| tara | 住居したら（じゅうきょしたら） |
| Volitional | 住居しよう（じゅうきょしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 住居しましょう（じゅうきょしましょう） |
| Imperative | 住居しろ（じゅうきょしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym住宅じゅうたくNeutralHousing or a residential building; common in real estate and administration (「住宅街」「住宅ローン」). 「住居」 stresses the place where one lives.
- Synonym家屋かおくNeutralA building for living in; leans written, common in news reports and tax contexts (「家屋倒壊」).
- SynonymアビタシオンNeutralFrench loanword for housing; used mainly in the names of apartment complexes.
- Synonym家宅かたくWrittenWritten term for a house and its premises; used in legal contexts (「家宅捜索」).
- Synonym自宅じたくNeutralOne's own home, whether owned or rented (「自宅待機」).
- Synonym人家じんかWrittenWritten word for houses where people live; often in scenery description (「人家がまばら」).
- Synonym宅たくNeutralHouse or home; mostly heard in 「お宅」「宅配」, and also used humbly by a wife for her husband.
- Synonym住まいすまいNeutralA place to live or one's way of living; more colloquial than 「住居」; with 「お」 it becomes 「お住まい」, which is politer.
- SynonymホームNeutralLoanword for home, or a care facility (「老人ホーム」); mostly in compounds.
- Synonym居宅きょたくWrittenWritten word for the home one usually lives in; used in welfare and legal contexts (「居宅介護」).
- Synonym住屋じゅうおくWrittenWritten word for a dwelling house; rare — in everyday speech use 「住居」.
- Synonym住家じゅうかWrittenWritten word for the house one lives in; rare.
- Related宿やどNeutralAn inn or lodging (「宿を取る」); the emphasis is on staying somewhere temporarily.
- Related居所いどころNeutralA person's whereabouts or location (「居所を突き止める」); stresses where someone is rather than the home itself.
- RelatedおうちCasualColloquial, everyday word for home with a warm, childlike feel (「おうちに帰ろう」).
- Related屋敷やしきNeutralA house plot, or a house with its grounds; often a large residence (「武家屋敷」).
- RelatedんちCasualColloquial: placed after a name for that person's house (「田中んち」); very casual, everyday speech.
- Related邸ていNeutralA grand residence of a person of high standing; mostly used as a suffix (「首相邸」「〜邸」).
- Related宿りやどりWrittenWritten, literary word for a temporary lodging or shelter (「一夜の宿り」).
- Antonym非住居WrittenThe opposite of 「住居」: a building not used for dwelling; common in laws and regulations.
「住居」 is the word for a place where one lives, leaning formal and written (「住居侵入」). In polite speech prefer 「住まい」; for housing in real estate or administrative contexts use 「住宅」; for your own home say 「自宅」; for a grand residence use 「屋敷」 or 「邸」; for a temporary place to stay use 「宿」. Casual speech also has 「お家」 and 「ん家」, and 「宅」 lives on in 「お宅」; most of the others are written, legal or rarer terms.
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