アパート

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Short for アパートメント.

Noun

アパート (apāto (counter )

  1. apartment
Usage notes
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

Noun

アパート (apāto (counter )

  1. apartment building, apartment block
Descendants
  • Hokkien: a-phá-tò
  • Korean: 아파트 (apateu)

References

  1. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN