Translation guide
A room for storing coats, bags, or luggage, typically in a theater, restaurant, or station. In Japanese, the term depends on the context: a staffed coat check, a coin-operated locker, or a simple storage area.
A room or counter where an attendant takes your coat or bag and gives you a ticket.
The most common word for a staffed cloakroom in hotels, theaters, and event venues. From English 'cloak'.
コートはクロークに預けてください。
Please leave your coat at the cloakroom.
Literally 'baggage storage place'. Used in stations or department stores for a staffed luggage storage service.
駅の手荷物預かり所でスーツケースを預けた。
I left my suitcase at the station cloakroom.
A less common variant of クローク, sometimes used in formal contexts.
クロークルームは会場の右手にございます。
The cloakroom is on the right side of the venue.
A self-service locker where you insert coins to store items temporarily.
The standard term for coin lockers found in train stations and public areas.
駅のコインロッカーに荷物を入れた。
I put my luggage in a coin locker at the station.
Short for コインロッカー. Commonly understood in context.
A room or area for hanging coats and storing bags, often without an attendant.
Literally 'changing room'. Often used in schools or offices where people change clothes and leave coats.
更衣室にコートを掛けてください。
Please hang your coat in the cloakroom.
クローク is a staffed service where you hand over your items. コインロッカー is a self-service coin locker. Do not use クローク for a coin locker.
クロークは無料ですか？
Is the cloakroom free?
コインロッカーは有料です。
The coin lockers are paid.
The English word 'cloakroom' can be misleading. In Japanese, specify the type: staffed (クローク), coin locker (コインロッカー), or changing room (更衣室). Using クローク for a locker room sounds unnatural.
ロッカーが空いてなかった。
The lockers were all full.
A room with lockers, often used in gyms or sports facilities. Can serve as a cloakroom.
ロッカールームに荷物を置いてきた。
I left my stuff in the cloakroom.