Apartment Hunting in Japan 1 - Cheat sheet | Coto Academy

Want to learn more about apartment hunting in Japan? Read this cheat sheet to learn useful terminologies and how to use them in sentences! This blog post includes keywords commonly used and related to apartment hunting and fees. After learning the terminologies, you can check out our guide on sentences formed with the keywords. You can also use the pronunciations available to practice your speech, making it easier to converse in real life.

We will be sharing even more keywords that will certainly help you in your search for the perfect apartment. Be sure to head to part two and three of this series.

Apartment hunting

Here are some apartment hunting keywords you may require:

Japanese	Pronunciation	Meaning
賃貸	ちんたい chintai	For rent
契約	けいやく keiyaku	Contract
不動産屋	ふどうさんや fudōsan ya	Real estate agent
内見	ないけん naiken	Viewing
物件	ぶっけん bukken	Property
大家	おおや ōya	Landlord
テナント	tenanto	Tenant

Fees

Here are some fees related keywords you may require:

Japanese	Pronunciation	Meaning
家賃	やちん yachin	Rent
管理費	かんりひ kanri hi	Management fee
敷金	しききん shiki kin	Security deposit
礼金	れいきん rei kin	Key money
水道代	すいどうだい suidō dai	Water bill
光熱費	こうねつひ kōnetsu hi	Utility bill

Sentence Examples

Now that you know some of the keywords used during apartment hunting, let’s put it together into sentences.

Example 1:

One can say ‘この賃貸物件を内見したいです。’

Pronunciation: Kono chintai bukken o naiken shitai desu.

It means ‘I’d like to view this property available for rent.‘

Example 2:

By saying ‘毎月の家賃はいくらですか。’

Pronunciation: Maitsuki no yachin wa ikura desuka.

It means to ask ‘How much is the monthly rent?‘

Apartment Hunting FAQs

Do you need to know Japanese to find an apartment in Japan?

You don’t necessarily need to know how Japanese, but it is so much better if you can read Japanese when you are looking for an apartment. Because the pile of paper documents you need to fill up and read are mostly in Japanese.

Apartment Hunting in Japan 1 – Cheat sheet