アパート

㌀	U+3300, ㌀ SQUARE APAATO

← ㋿
[U+32FF]

CJK Compatibility

㌁ →
[U+3301]

Japanese

Etymology 1

Short for アパートメント.

Noun

アパート • (apāto) (counter 棟)

apartment

Usage notes

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

マンション (manshon, “condominium, flat or apartment that is owned”)

Etymology 2

Short for アパートメントハウス.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) アパート [àpáꜜàtò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠pa̠ːto̞]

Noun

アパート • (apāto) (counter 棟)

apartment building, apartment block

Descendants

→ Hokkien: a-phá-tò
→ Korean: 아파트 (apateu)

References

NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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