世帯
せたい
household; home; family; housekeeping
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun
household; home; family; housekeeping
Example sentences
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Four families were killed in the fire.
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There are fifty families in this village.
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Seven families were burned out by the fire.
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The house could accommodate two families.
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A household is a group that shares the same living space and finances.
More examples (4)
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The rate of increase in households is higher for apartment houses than for individual houses.
この県営住宅は、五階建てで、一棟に五つの階段があり、一つの階段に十世帯、一棟で計五十世帯が住めるように設計されています。
The prefectural housing here is a five-story building with five staircases, designed to accommodate 10 families per staircase for 50 families in total.
離婚して身一つで所帯を切り盛りしているのですから大変でしょう。
It must be terribly difficult, running her household on her own after divorcing.
私の兄は、未婚なので、所帯を持たず、奉公人と一緒によその家で食事をしていた。
My brother, being yet unmarried, did not keep house, but boarded with his apprentices at the home of another family.