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How to say 'Guestroom' in Japanese | 客間

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The Japanese word for Guestroom is 'Kyakuma', written as 客間 in Japanese.'Guestroom' in hiragana is きゃくま.

    word

    客間

    Meaning

    Guestroom

    Reading

    きゃくま

    kyakuma

    Kanji

    客Guest, Customer 間Interval, Space

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '客間 (きゃくま)' refers to a 'guestroom' or a 'parlor' in a house, specifically a room designated for receiving and entertaining guests. It is a formal space often used for hosting visitors. For example: The guestroom is spacious「客間は広いです」(きゃくまはひろいです). Please wait in the guestroom「客間でお待ちください」(きゃくまでおまちください). This word is commonly used in traditional Japanese homes or settings where hospitality is emphasized.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    2432

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 客間

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    客

    Meaning

    Guest, Customer

  • kanji

    間

    Meaning

    Interval, Space

Words Related to 客間 Through the Kanji 客

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 客 as well.

  • word

    客

    Meaning

    Guest, Customer

  • word

    顧客

    Meaning

    Customer

  • word

    乗客

    Meaning

    Passenger

  • word

    客席

    Meaning

    Audience

  • word

    客観

    Meaning

    Objectivity

  • word

    客観的

    Meaning

    Objective

  • word

    観客

    Meaning

    Audience

  • word

    旅客

    Meaning

    Passenger

  • word

    旅客機

    Meaning

    Airliner

Words Related to 客間 Through the Kanji 間

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 間 as well.

  • word

    間

    Meaning

    Between

  • word

    時間

    Meaning

    Time

  • word

    人間

    Meaning

    Human

  • word

    年間

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    この間

    Meaning

    Recently

  • word

    期間

    Meaning

    Period

  • word

    間違い

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    週間

    Meaning

    Week

  • word

    仲間

    Meaning

    Companion

  • word

    空間

    Meaning

    Space

  • word

    瞬間

    Meaning

    Moment

  • word

    世間

    Meaning

    World, Society

  • word

    民間

    Meaning

    Private, Civilian

  • word

    間違う

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    日間

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    時間割り

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    中間

    Meaning

    Middle, Interim

  • word

    昼間

    Meaning

    Daytime

  • word

    間違える

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    隙間

    Meaning

    Gap

  • word

    間に合わせる

    Meaning

    Make do

  • word

    間近

    Meaning

    Near

  • word

    間も無く

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    間に合う

    Meaning

    Suffice, Be in time

  • word

    間接

    Meaning

    Indirect

  • word

    洋間

    Meaning

    Western room

  • word

    手間

    Meaning

    Effort

  • word

    居間

    Meaning

    Living room

  • word

    分間

    Meaning

    Minutes

  • word

    夜間

    Meaning

    Night

  • word

    間隔

    Meaning

    Interval

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'Kyakuma' means 'Guestroom' .

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