アパート

㌀ U+3300, ㌀ SQUARE APAATO ← ㋿ [U+32FF] CJK Compatibility ㌁ → [U+3301]

Japanese

Etymology 1

Short for アパートメント.

Noun

アパート • (apāto)  (counter 棟)

1. apartment

Usage notes

• 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

• 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

• (Tokyo) アパ​ート [àpáꜜàtò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [a̠pa̠ːto̞]

Noun

アパート • (apāto)  (counter 棟)

1. apartment building, apartment block

Descendants

• → Hokkien: a-phá-tò
• → Korean: 아파트 (apateu)