同棲

どうせい

cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together

What does 同棲 mean?

同棲 is a Japanese noun meaning cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together in English. It is written as 同棲 in kanji, どうせい in hiragana, and dousei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

二人は結婚する前に二年間同棲した。

They lived together for two years before they got married.