also: コーナーソファー
corner sofa; sectional sofa
A sofa designed to fit into a corner, often L-shaped. Common in modern Japanese homes.
新しいリビングにコーナーソファを置いた。
I put a corner sofa in the new living room.
このコーナーソファはカバーが取り外せて洗える。
The covers of this corner sofa are removable and washable.
Variant with long final vowel, reflecting English 'sofa'.
Spelling with interpunct; sometimes used in catalogs or formal writing.
Interpunct variant with long final vowel.
Wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English) from 'corner' + 'sofa'. Not a direct loanword; the combination is a Japanese creation.