借家

しゃくや

rented house

What does 借家 mean?

借家 is a Japanese noun meaning rented house in English. It is written as 借家 in kanji, しゃくや in hiragana, and shakuya in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼らは借家に住んでいる。

They live in a rented house.