Translation guide
An annexe is an additional building or extension to an existing building, often used for extra space. In Japanese, this is commonly expressed with specific architectural terms.
Referring to a separate or attached building that provides extra space, such as a guest house, office, or storage.
The most common and general term for an annexe, used for hotels, hospitals, schools, etc. It implies a separate building on the same premises.
ホテルの別館に泊まりました。
I stayed in the hotel's annexe.
A detached annexe, often a traditional Japanese-style building in a residential setting, used as a guest room or private space.
Refers specifically to an extension added to an existing building, emphasizing the construction aspect.
この増築部分は去年完成しました。
This annexe was completed last year.
A loanword from English, used in some proper names like hotel annexes, but less common in everyday speech.
別館 is used for institutional or commercial buildings like hotels and hospitals, while 離れ is typically for residential annexes, often in traditional Japanese homes.
My grandmother lives in the annexe.
そのホテルはアネックスを新設した。
The hotel built a new annexe.