〜建て

• 読み: だて
• ローマ字: date
• 漢字の分解: 建 (ken/ta) — build, construct
• 発音: /da.te/

意味

A suffix meaning '~storied' or indicating a type of building structure. Used to describe the number of floors or building style.

Attached to numbers to indicate how many stories a building has, as in 二階建て (two-story) or 三階建て (three-story). Also used in 一戸建て (ikkodate, detached house) as opposed to マンション (apartment building). A common and practical suffix in real estate and daily descriptions of buildings.

例文

1. 私の家は二階建てです。
2. 駅の近くに三階建てのビルがあります。
3. 一戸建ての家に住みたいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: real estate, architecture, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the verb 建てる (tateru, to build). The suffix form 建て (date) with rendaku (voiced consonant) indicates how something is built or structured.

文化的背景

時代: Pre-modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal