1A small, often wooden-construction apartment building for rent; in Japan this typically implies a cheaper, lower-rise building than a マンション. Short for アパートメントハウス.
駅から近い安いアパートを探している。
I'm looking for a cheap apartment building close to the station.
古いアパートは冬になると壁が薄くて寒い。
Old apartment buildings have thin walls and get cold in winter.
このアパートは2階建てで、全部で6世帯が住んでいる。
This apartment building has two floors, and six households live there in total.
大学の近くには学生向けのアパートが多い。
There are many apartment buildings for students near the university.
2Short for アパートメント; can also refer to a single dwelling unit within such a building, as in "to live in an apartment."
大学生の頃、友達とアパートで暮らしていた。
When I was a college student, I lived in an apartment with a friend.
新しいアパートに引っ越したら、家賃が少し上がった。
After I moved into my new apartment, the rent went up a bit.