Vocab Info

A5 Noun

空(あ)き家(や)vacant house, unoccupied house, empty house

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        vacant house, unoccupied house

    All Forms

    空き家 【あきや】、空家 【あきや】、空き屋 【あきや】

    Details

      • あ

      • き

      • や

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    Examples

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    • 空(あ)き家(や)から異臭(いしゅう)が漂(ただよ)っています。

      An unusual smell is coming from the vacant house.

    • ここはもう空(あ)き家(や)で、誰(だれ)も住(す)んでいません。

      This is already a vacant house, and nobody lives here.

    • 以前(いぜん)老夫婦(ろうふうふ)が住(す)んでいた家(いえ)が空(あ)き家(や)になりました。

      The house where the elderly couple used to live has become a vacant house.

    • 空(あ)き家(や)が多(おお)いことが犯罪率(はんざいりつ)の増加(ぞうか)に繋(つな)がるのだとか。

      It is said that a high number of vacant houses leads to an increase in crime rates.

    • その家(いえ)は空(あ)き家(や)とされているが、犯罪組織(はんざいそしき)が無断利用(むだんりよう)しているらしい。

      That house is considered a vacant house, but it seems a criminal organization is using it without permission.

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