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マンション

マンション

Japanese

マンション (manshon): high-rise condominium buildings.

Noun

マンション ‎(romaji manshon)

  1. a condominium
  2. an apartment building
  3. a large apartment; a large flat

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  3. ↑ 2010: 日本の不動産業 (Nihon no Fudōsan Gyō, “Real Estate in Japan”; in Japanese), page 10; The Real Estate Companies Association of Japan.

Etymology

Borrowing from English mansion.[1][2] The term gained currency in the latter half of the 1950s, used to lend an air of luxury to high-density residential development projects.[3]

Note that while English mansion most commonly means “large house”, it is also occasionally used to mean “luxurious apartment”, and this latter usage was borrowed into Japanese.

Pronunciation

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