How To Say House In Japanese

Japanese House Words and Vocabulary

This section covers the words and vocabulary of things related to Japanese House.

Japanese House Vocabulary

Insides a Japanese House

Have you been invited by your Japanese friends to their houses (in Japan) before? If yous accept the risk to visit their house, you may find some unique things that you lot won't encounter elsewhere.

For example some Japanese houses may still accept 畳 (tatami), thick Japanese straw mats that comprehend the floor, in some of the rooms.

In fact, the mode how the Japanese measure the size of their rooms is past using counter of tatami mats, or 畳 (jou). (Note: same kanji but different pronunciation).

Rooms that were completely laid with tatami are known as 座敷 (zashiki).

Some other affair you may observe in a Japanese house volition exist the use of 布団 (futon), a traditional Japanese-fashion bedding, for sleeping. This padded mattress can be folded and stored in the 押入れ (oshiire) which is a closet, so that the room can be used for other purposes during the day.

What other special things take yous seen in a typical Japanese house? Let's explore on the word list.

	Kanji	Hiragana or Katakana	Romaji	Meaning
1.	家	いえ	ie	House
2.	部屋	へや	heya	Room
three.	寝室	しんしつ	shin shitsu	Sleeping accommodation
4.		ベッドルーム	beddo ru-mu	Bedroom
five.		ダイニングルーム	dainingu ru-mu	Dining Room
6.	居間	いま	ima	Living Room (Western Manner)
7.		リビングルーム	ribingu ru-mu	Living Room
eight.	台所	だいどころ	dai dokoro	Kitchen
ix.		キッチン	kicchin	Kitchen
x.	台所用品	だいどころようひん	dai dokoro youhin	Kitchen Utensil / Kitchenware
11.	車庫	しゃこ	shako	Garage
12.	戸棚	とだな	todana	Cupboard / Chiffonier
thirteen.	蛇口	じゃぐち	jaguchi	Faucet / Tap
14.	流し	ながし	nagashi	Kitchen Sink
fifteen.	洗面台	せんめんだい	senmen dai	Washbasin / Washstand
16.	風呂場	ふろば	furoba	Bath
17.		バスルーム	basu ru-mu	Bathroom
eighteen.	お手洗い	おてあらい	otearai	Toilet / Restroom / Lavatory
19.		トイレ	toire	Toilet / Restroom / Lavatory
twenty.	玄関	げんかん	genkan	Archway / Hallway / Front Door
21.	庭	にわ	niwa	Garden / Thou
22.		ベランダ	beranda	Balcony
23.	廊下	ろうか	rouka	Corridor
24.	階段	かいだん	kaidan	Stairs / Staircase
25.	床	ゆか	yuka	Floor
26.	畳	たたみ	tatami	Mat / Japanese Straw Floor Coverings
27.	壁	かべ	kabe	Wall
28.		カレンダー	karenda-	Calendar
29.		ドア	doa	Door
30.	鍵	かぎ	kagi	Central
31.	窓	まど	mado	Window
32.		カーテン	ka-ten	Pall
33.	天井	てんじょう	tenjou	Ceiling
34.	家具	かぐ	kagu	Furniture
35.	押入れ	おしいれ	oshiire	Closet
36.	箪笥	たんす	tansu	Wardrobe / Chest of Drawers
37.	鏡	かがみ	kagami	Mirror
38.		テーブル	te-buru	Table
39.	椅子	いす	isu	Chair
forty.		ソファー	sofa-	Sofa / Couch
41.	机	つくえ	tsukue	Desk-bound
42.	絨毯 / 絨緞	じゅうたん	jyuutan	Carpet
43.	本棚	ほんだな	hondana	Bookshelf
44.		スタンド	sutando	Table Lamp
45.		ベッド	beddo	Bed
46.	布団	ふとん	futon	Japanese-fashion Bedding
47.		シーツ	shi-tsu	Sheet / Bedsheet
48.	毛布	もうふ	moufu	Coating
49.	枕	まくら	makura	Pillow
fifty.	傘立て	かさたて	kasatate	Umbrella Stand
51.	冷蔵庫	れいぞうこ	reizouko	Refrigerator
52.	冷凍庫	れいとうこ	reitouko	Freezer
53.	洗濯機	せんたくき	sentaku ki	Washing Car
54.	乾燥機	かんそうき	kansou ki	Drying Automobile
55.	洗濯挟み	せんたくばさみ	sentaku basami	Clothes-pin / Peg
56.		ハンガー	hanga-	Wearing apparel Hanger
57.	物干し竿	ものほしざお	mono hoshi zao	Laundry Pole (for drying)
58.	電気掃除機	でんきそうじき	denki souji ki	Electrical Vacuum Cleaner
59.	皿洗い機	さらあらいき	sara arai ki	Dishwasher
sixty.		テレビ	terebi	Goggle box
61.		ラジオ	rajio	Radio
62.		ステレオ	sutereo	Stereo
63.		ビデオ	bideo	Video
64.		アイロン	airon	(Electric) Iron
65.	アイロン台	アイロンだい	airon dai	Ironing Board
66.		エアコン	eakon	Air-conditioner
67.	扇風機	せんぷうき	senpuu ki	Electric Fan
68.	電気	でんき	denki	Electricity / (Electric) Lite
69.	電灯	でんとう	dentou	Electric Light
70.	電子レンジ	でんしレンジ	denshi renji	Microwave Oven
71.		オーブン	o-bun	Oven
72.		ストーブ	suto-bu	Stove / Heater
73.	お皿	おさら	osara	Plate
74.	箸	はし	hashi	Chopsticks
75.		コップ	koppu	Drinking glass
76.		カップ	kappu	Cup
77.		スプーン	supu-northward	Spoon
78.		フォーク	fo-ku	Fork
79.		ナイフ	naifu	Knife
80.		コンピューター	konpyu-ta-	Estimator
81.		パソコン	pasokon	Personal Computer
82.	箒	ほうき	houki	Broom
83.	塵取り	ちりとり	chiri tori	Dustpan
84.	ごみ箱	ごみばこ	gomi bako	Rubbish Bin / Gabbage Box
85.		アパート	apa-to	Apartment
86.	和室	わしつ	washitsu	Japanese-style room
87.	障子	しょうじ	shouji	Shoji (Paper sliding door)
88.	縁側	えんがわ	engawa	Veranda / Porch / Balcony
89.	土間	どま	doma	Clay floor / Room with dirt floor
90.	蔵 / 倉 / 庫	くら	kura	warehouse / storehouse

The above is the common word listing of things you can notice in a typical Japanese house. I may have left out some words but I will go along to add to the listing when I have collected more words on things related to Japanese house.

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