Translation guide
A storage compartment, typically found in schools, gyms, or public places. In Japanese, the word ロッカー is the most common equivalent, but context matters for size and location.
A personal storage compartment, often in schools, gyms, or workplaces.
The standard loanword for 'locker'. Used in most contexts.
I put my textbook in my school locker.
I left my bag in the gym locker.
A general term for a storage compartment or cupboard, not necessarily lockable. Can be used for lockers in some contexts.
A public locker that requires a coin to use, often found in train stations or tourist spots.
Specifically a coin-operated locker. Very common in Japan.
Let's put our luggage in a coin locker at the station.
A room containing lockers, typically for changing clothes.
In Japan, ロッカー often implies a free locker (e.g., at a gym or school), while コインロッカー is specifically the paid public ones. If you just say ロッカー at a station, people might assume you mean a coin locker, but it's clearer to specify.
I forgot my umbrella in the station locker.
プールの更衣室は広かった。
The pool's changing room was spacious.