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Parts of a Home Translations

There are many things that make up the physical construction of a home. Be that the rooms of the home or the things in the rooms. Here's a list of Japanese translations for several of these items.

Rooms

English to Japanese

  • Kitchen - Daidokoro (common) / Kicchin (English variant) / Okatte (traditional, lit. selfish room)

Japanese to English

  • Daidokoro - Kitchen (common)
  • Kicchin - Kitchen (English variant)
  • Okatte - Kitchen (traditional, lit. selfish room)

Doors

English to Japanese

  • Back door - Katteguchi (lit. selfish door, leads outside)
  • Door - Doa / To / Tobira
  • Front door - Genkan
  • Kitchen door - Katteguchi (lit. selfish door, leads outside)

Japanese to English

  • Doa - Door
  • Genkan - Front door
  • Katteguchi - Back door / Kitchen door (lit. selfish door, leads outside)
  • To - Door
  • Tobira - Door

Related Phrases

  • Open the door
    ↪ Doa o akeru
  • Close the door
    ↪ Doa o shimeru

Sample Sentences

  • Did you lock the door?
    ↪ Doa ni kagi o kakemashita ka?

Windows

English to Japanese

  • Japanese rain window - Amado
  • Window - Mado
  • Window pane - Madogarasu

Japanese to English

  • Amado - Japanese rain window
  • Mado - Window
  • Madogarasu - Window pane

Related Phrases

  • Open the window
    ↪ Mado o akeru
  • Close the window
    ↪ Mado o shimeru
  • Look out the window
    ↪ Mado kara soto o miru

Other Items

English to Japanese

  • Air conditioner - Kuuraa

Japanese to English

  • Kuuraa - Air conditioner

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