Japan Vocab: Around My Home
Monday, March 29th, 2010

In today’s J-Vocab series we take a look at some items that you’d expect to find around the house.
The proliferation of more Western goods in Japan means that there are several loan words featured in our list including Computer (コンピュータ), TV (テレビ), Shower (シャワ) and Bed (ベッド).
Remember that loan words (words that are “loaned” from outside the Japanese language), are always written in Katakana.
| English | Hiragana | Kanji |
|---|---|---|
| Air-Conditioner | エアコン | |
| Bath | ふろ | 風呂 |
| Bed | ベッド | |
| Bedroom | しんしつ | 寝室 |
| Blanket | もうふ | 毛布 |
| Chair | いす | 椅子 |
| Clock | とけい | 時計 |
| Closet | おしいれ | 押入れ |
| Computer | コンピュータ | |
| Couch | ながいす | 長椅子 |
| Desk | つくえ | 机 |
| Dining Room | しょくどう | 食堂 |
| Door | ドア | |
| Futon | ふとん | 布団 |
| Garage | しゃこ | 車庫 |
| Garbage | はいひん | 廃品 |
| Hallway | ろうか | 廊下 |
| Heater | ヒーター | |
| House | いえ | 家 |
| Kitchen | だいどころ | 台所 |
| Light Bulb | でんきゅう | 電球 |
| Living Room | いま | 居間 |
| Microwave | マイクロは | |
| Pillow | まくら | 枕 |
| Radio | ラジオ | |
| Refrigerator | れいぞうこ | 冷蔵庫 |
| Roof | やね | 屋根 |
| Room | へや | 部屋 |
| Shower | シャワー | |
| Sink | ながし | 流し |
| Stairs | かいだん | 階段 |
| Stove | レンジ | |
| Table | テーブル | |
| Telephone | でんわ | 電話 |
| Toilet | トイレ | |
| TV | テレビ | |
| Window | まど | 窓 |
Isn't マイクロ波 just "microwave" in the broad sense? Wouldn't it be better to use 電子レンジ for the "microwave oven"?
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