マンション
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English mansion.[1][2] The term gained currency in the latter half of the 1950s, used to lend an air of luxury to high-density residential development projects.[3]
Note that while English mansion most commonly means “large house”, it is also occasionally used to mean “luxurious apartment”, and this latter usage was borrowed into Japanese.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a condominium
- an apartment building
- a large apartment; a large flat
Usage notes[edit]
- The term マンション (manshon) contrasts with アパート (apāto) in that the former is more commonly a condominium as a flat or apartment that is owned as a piece of real estate, whereas the latter is more commonly a flat or apartment that is rented or leased.
Coordinate terms[edit]
- アパート (apāto, “rental flat or apartment”)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 2010: 日本の不動産業 (Nihon no Fudōsan Gyō, “Real Estate in Japan”; in Japanese), page 10; The Real Estate Companies Association of Japan.