Apartment Hunting in Japan 3 – Cheat Sheet

In this cheat sheet, you will find more relevant vocabularies for apartment hunting in Japan! Example sentences are also available. The terminologies included are related to the safety and condition of the apartment, which can be used to find out more about the environment and rules of the apartment. Give yourself peace of mind by applying these keywords in the search for your perfect apartment to ensure that it meets your safety measures and requirements!

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Safety

Here are some helpful safety-related keywords you may use:

Japanese	Pronunciation	Meaning
オートロック	ōtorokku	Auto lock
防犯カメラ	ぼうはん bōhan kamera	Security camera
リフォーム	rifōmu	Renovation
管理人	かんりにん kanrinin	Apartment manager
保証人	ほしょうにん hoshōnin	Guarantor
周辺環境	しゅうへんかんきょう shūhen kankyō	Surrounding environment

Condition

Here are some helpful condition related keywords you may use:

Japanese	Pronunciation	Meaning
即入居	そくにゅうきょsoku nyūkyo	Immediate move-in
単身者	たんしんしゃ tanshinsha	Single person
女性限定	じょせいげんてい jyosei gentei	Women only
ペット可	か petto ka	Pets allowed
楽器可	がっきか gakki ka	Musical instruments allowed
事務所利用可	じむしょりようか jimusho riyō ka	Office use allowed

Sentence Examples

After learning the terminologies, let us see how it can be used in conversational sentences!

Example 1:

By saying ‘このアパートは防犯カメラがあるので安全です。’

Pronunciation: Kono apāto wa bōhan kamera ga aru node anzen desu.

It means ‘This apartment has a security camera and is therefore safe.’

Example 2:

By saying ‘この物件はペット可ですか。‘

Pronunciation: Kono bukken wa petto ka desuka.

It means to ask ‘Are pets allowed in this property?’

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