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Japanese symbol for “housing”

Romaji: juutaku
residence; housing; residential building

In Japanese, housing is , read (juutaku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n residence; housing; residential building

Kanji and stroke order

dwell, reside, live
on: ジュウ、ヂュウ、チュウ
kun: す.む、す.まう、-ず.まい
7 strokes · JLPT 3
home, house, residence
on: タク
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “housing”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうよう shuuyouaccommodation; taking in; receiving
ハウジング haujinguhousing (i.e. accommodation)
しゅくしゃ shukushahousing (for government employees)
キャビネット kyabinettocabinet; housing (for equipment)
きょうたい kyoutaicase (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; cabinet (arcade games)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じゅうみん juumininhabitant; resident; citizen
じゅうしょ juushoaddress (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
いじゅう ijuumigration; move; emigration
きょじゅう kyojuuresidence; living (at, in); abode
じゅうきょ juukyodwelling; house; residence
じたく jitakuone's home; one's house
きたく kitakureturning home; going home; coming home
たくち takuchibuilding lot; residential land

See also: Chinese symbol for “housing”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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