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社宅

しゃたく

company housing; company-owned residence

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Examples

  1. 今は会社の社宅に住んでいます。

    いまはかいしゃのしゃたくにすんでいます。

    I'm living in company housing at the moment.

  2. 転勤が決まり、来月から社宅に入ります。

    てんきんがきまり、らいげつからしゃたくにはいります。

    My transfer is settled, and I move into company housing next month.

  3. 社宅の家賃は給料から引かれる。

    しゃたくのやちんはきゅうりょうからひかれる。

    The rent for company housing is deducted from your salary.

Common patterns

社宅に住む
to live in company housing
社宅を出る
to move out of company housing
独身社宅
housing for single employees

Memory tip

社 (company) plus 宅 (residence): subsidised flats a firm rents to its staff, a classic perk of the lifetime-employment era. A dormitory for single employees is 社員寮.

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