How to say household in Japanese

JLPTN1
世帯★【せたいsetai・しょたいshotai】所帯【しょたいshotai】

noun:

  • household; home; family; housekeeping - しょたい is more informal

Example Sentences

「何naniしてるshiteruのno？」「家計簿kakeiboをwoねne。うちのuchino家計kakeiカチカチKACHIKACHIだdaからkara、こういうkouiu所tokoroからkaraちゃんとchantoしshiないとnaito」
"What're you doing?" "The household books. Our finances are pretty tight so we have to do things properly."
彼女kanojoはha家事kajiをwoせっせとsessetoしたshita。
She went about the household chores.
彼女kanojoはha家事kajiでde忙しかったisogashikatta。
She was busy with housework.
彼らkareraはha大家族daikazokuだda。子供kodomoがga６人ninもmoいるiruのnoだからdakara。
Theirs is a large household; they have six children.
日本nipponのno高いtakai家計kakei貯蓄chochiku率ritsuにはnihaいくつかのikutsukano理由riyuuがgaあるaruがga、中でもnakademo家ieをwo買うkauためにtameni貯金chokinしようとするshiyoutosuru人々hitobitoのno欲求yokkyuuにni帰せられるkaeserareru。
A high household savings rate in Japan is attributed, among other things, to people's desire to save money to buy a home.

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