マンション

㍇	U+3347, ㍇ SQUARE MANSYON

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マンション

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Mansion

Wikipedia

マンション (manshon): high-rise condominium buildings.

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

(Tokyo) マンション [máꜜǹshòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [mã̠ɰ̃ɕõ̞ɴ]

Noun edit

マンション • (manshon)

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

億(おく)ション (okushon): a high-end condominium
高級(こうきゅう)マンション (kōkyūmanshon): a high-class condominium

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 (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.

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[fdk-3] 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.

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