Translation guide
A small, simple house or shelter, often in a rural or remote area, or a room on a ship or plane.
A small, simple house, typically made of wood, located in a rural, forested, or mountainous area.
Literally 'mountain hut'. The most common and natural word for a cabin in the mountains, used for both private vacation cabins and public mountain huts.
I like spending weekends at a mountain cabin.
Loanword from English 'log house'. Specifically refers to a cabin built from logs, often with a rustic, Western-style image.
We built a log cabin by the lake.
General word for 'hut' or 'small building'. Can refer to a cabin, shed, or shack. Often used in compounds like 山小屋 or 丸太小屋.
There is a small cabin in the woods.
Refers to a vacation home or second home, which could be a cabin but often implies a more upscale or permanent structure. Not limited to rustic cabins.
I have a vacation cabin in Karuizawa.
A private room or compartment for passengers or crew on a ship or airplane.
General term for a cabin or stateroom on a ship. Used for passenger accommodations.
The cabin was more spacious than I expected.
Loanword from English 'cabin'. Commonly used for both ship and airplane cabins, especially in travel contexts.
Means 'guest room' and can refer to a cabin on a cruise ship or ferry, but is more commonly used for hotel rooms. Context-dependent.
The enclosed space where the driver sits in a truck, train, or heavy machinery.
While キャビン is understood, it sounds like a loanword and is more natural for ship/airplane contexts. For a wooden house in nature, use 山小屋 or ログハウス.
I got a drink from the cabin attendant.
このフェリーの客室は全て個室です。
All cabins on this ferry are private rooms.
The cabin of this excavator is spacious.