Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “住宅難”

住宅難

じゅうたくなん

housing shortage

Example sentence

The influx of foreign workers has caused a serious housing problem in this area.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

住

On: じゅう;ぢゅう;ちゅう
Kun: す.む;す.まう;-ず.まい
Stroke count: 7

・dwell

・reside

・live

・inhabit

宅

On: たく
Kun: —
Stroke count: 6

・home

・house

・residence

・our house

・my husband

難

On: なん
Kun: かた.い;-がた.い;むずか.しい;むづか.しい;むつか.しい;-にく.い
Stroke count: 18

・difficult

・impossible

・trouble

・accident

・defect