バスルーム

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

bathroom

Refers to a room with a bathtub and/or toilet, similar to English 'bathroom'. In Japanese homes, the toilet is often separate, so バスルーム typically implies a bathing area.

ホテルのバスルームはとても広ひろかった。

The hotel bathroom was very spacious.

Usage patterns

バスルームに入はいるto go into the bathroom
彼かの女じょはバスルームに入はいってシャワーを浴あびた。
She went into the bathroom and took a shower.
バスルームを使つかうto use the bathroom
すみません、バスルームを使つかってもいいですか。
Excuse me, may I use the bathroom?
バスルームを掃そう除じするto clean the bathroom
週しゅう末まつに家か族ぞくでバスルームを掃そう除じした。
My family cleaned the bathroom over the weekend.

Related words

浴よく室しつN1
浴室 is the formal, architectural term for a bathing room, while バスルーム is the everyday loanword used especially for Western-style bathrooms.
風ふ呂ろN5
風呂 is the general, casual word for a bath or bathtub itself, whereas バスルーム specifically denotes the room containing it.
風ふ呂ろ場ばN2
バスルーム is a casual loanword often used for Western-style bathrooms, whereas 風呂場 is the native term used for any bathing area, including traditional Japanese ones.

Don't confuse with

お手て洗あらいN5
お手洗い is a polite word for the toilet/restroom, while バスルーム refers to the bathing room, which in Japanese homes is usually a separate space.

Built from

バス+ルーム

Etymology

Loanword from English 'bathroom', adopted into Japanese with the same meaning.