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ルームメイト (ruumumeito) Japanese meaning: roommate | Kotomora

ルームメイト

also: ルームメート

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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roommate

Standard loanword for a person sharing a room or apartment.

大だい学がくの寮りょうでルームメイトができた。
I got a roommate at the university dorm.

新あたらしいルームメイトはとても親しん切せつだ。

My new roommate is very kind.

Don't confuse with

同どう室しつ
ルームメイト refers to the person you share a room with, whereas 同室 refers to the room itself or the act of sharing it.

Written forms

ルームメイトUsage74%
Most common katakana spelling.
ルームメートUsage26%
Alternate katakana spelling, less common.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'roommate'.