貸家

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 貸家 and read かしや, it denotes a house offered by its owner for someone else to rent.
• Basic usage: It is used when searching for a house with a yard and when renting an old one to convert into a workshop.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Housing plus rental status
  • The term identifies not just a building type but a dwelling made available under a rental arrangement.