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How to say 'Living room' in Japanese | 居間

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The Japanese word for Living room is 'Ima', written as 居間 in Japanese.'Living room' in hiragana is いま.

    word

    居間

    Meaning

    Living room

    Reading

    いま

    ima

    Kanji

    居Reside, Be 間Interval, Space

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '居間 (いま)' refers to a 'living room', which is a common area in a house where people gather to relax or spend time together. This word is often used in the context of home life and interior design. For example: The living room is spacious「居間は広いです」(いまはひろいです). We watched TV in the living room「私たちは居間でテレビを見ました」(わたしたちはいまでテレビをみました). Note that '居間' is a more traditional term, and in modern Japanese, 'リビング (りびんぐ)' is also commonly used to refer to a living room.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    6467

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 居間

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    居

    Meaning

    Reside, Be

  • kanji

    間

    Meaning

    Interval, Space

Words Related to 居間 Through the Kanji 居

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 居 as well.

  • word

    居る

    Meaning

    Exist

  • word

    住居

    Meaning

    Residence

  • word

    居住

    Meaning

    Residence

  • word

    芝居

    Meaning

    Play, Act

  • word

    居眠り

    Meaning

    Doze

  • word

    同居

    Meaning

    Cohabitation

Words Related to 居間 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

    客間

    Meaning

    Guestroom

  • 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

    分間

    Meaning

    Minutes

  • word

    夜間

    Meaning

    Night

  • word

    間隔

    Meaning

    Interval

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'Ima' means 'Living room' .

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