noun
living-dining room; combined living and dining room
Refers to a single room that serves as both a living room and a dining room, common in modern Japanese homes.
このマンションの居間兼食堂はとても広い。
The living-dining room in this apartment is very spacious.
A loanword from English 'living-dining', often used in real estate and interior design contexts. 居間兼食堂 is a more descriptive Japanese compound.
Compound of 居間 (living room), 兼 (serving also as), and 食堂 (dining room).