所帯

しょたい

Also written 世帯

Meanings

1. Noun household; home; family

Kanji

• 所 place. Read as ショ.
• 帯 belt. Read as タイ.

Example sentences

• 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.

Common phrases

• 所帯を持つ (しょたいをもつ) to keep a house

Words containing 所帯

• 大所帯 (おおじょたい) large household
• 乾所帯 (かんじょたい) poverty-stricken household
• 所帯主 (しょたいぬし) head of household

And 11 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists