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How to say 'Western room' in Japanese | 洋間

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The Japanese word for Western room is 'Youma', written as 洋間 in Japanese.'Western room' in hiragana is ようま.

    word

    洋間

    Meaning

    Western room

    Reading

    ようま

    youma

    Kanji

    洋Ocean, Western style 間Interval, Space

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '洋間 (ようま)' refers to a 'western-style room'. This term is used to describe a room in a Japanese home that is furnished and decorated in a Western style, as opposed to traditional Japanese-style rooms (和室, わしつ). Western-style rooms typically have features like beds, chairs, and tables, rather than tatami mats and futons. Example sentences: The western-style room is spacious「洋間は広いです」(ようまはひろいです). We use the western-style room as a living room「洋間をリビングルームとして使っています」(ようまをりびんぐるーむとしてつかっています).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    6127

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 洋間

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    洋

    Meaning

    Ocean, Western style

  • kanji

    間

    Meaning

    Interval, Space

Words Related to 洋間 Through the Kanji 洋

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 洋 as well.

  • word

    洋

    Meaning

    Western

  • word

    西洋

    Meaning

    West, Western

  • word

    海洋

    Meaning

    Ocean

  • word

    西洋人

    Meaning

    Westerner

  • word

    東洋

    Meaning

    Orient

  • word

    洋服

    Meaning

    Clothes

  • word

    洋風

    Meaning

    Western

  • word

    洋画

    Meaning

    Foreign film

  • word

    洋食

    Meaning

    Western food

  • word

    洋室

    Meaning

    Western style

Words Related to 洋間 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

    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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