Japanese symbol for “housing”
住宅
じゅうたく
Romaji: juutaku
residence; housing; residential building
In Japanese, housing is 住宅, read じゅうたく (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
- n residence; housing; residential building
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “housing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 収容 | しゅうよう shuuyou | accommodation; taking in; receiving |
| ハウジング | ハウジング haujingu | housing (i.e. accommodation) |
| 宿舎 | しゅくしゃ shukusha | housing (for government employees) |
| キャビネット | キャビネット kyabinetto | cabinet; housing (for equipment) |
| 筐体 | きょうたい kyoutai | case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; cabinet (arcade games) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 住民 | じゅうみん juumin | inhabitant; resident; citizen |
| 住所 | じゅうしょ juusho | address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile |
| 移住 | いじゅう ijuu | migration; move; emigration |
| 居住 | きょじゅう kyojuu | residence; living (at, in); abode |
| 住居 | じゅうきょ juukyo | dwelling; house; residence |
| 自宅 | じたく jitaku | one's home; one's house |
| 帰宅 | きたく kitaku | returning home; going home; coming home |
| 宅地 | たくち takuchi | building 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.