Meaning

Primary

Apartment Building

Alternative

Apartment

Word Type

noun

Explanation

マンション comes from the English word "mansion," but it just means an ordinary apartment building in Japanese. Depending on context, it can also mean an individual apartment. Either way, it’s definitely not a big, luxurious house in Japanese!

Pronunciation

マンション
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 中古マンション

    a pre-owned apartment

    ウイークリーマンション

    an apartment rented by the week

    ワンルームマンション

    a studio apartment

Context Sentences

うちのマンションのベランダから、花火めっちゃよく見えるよ!

We can see the fireworks really well from the balcony of my apartment!

えーっ、マイホームよりマンションに住む方がいいの?なんで?

Huh, you'd rather live in an apartment than in your own house? Why?

私、来月、このマンションを出る予定なんだ。

I'm planning to leave this apartment next month.