居い間ま

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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Refers to a Western-style living room with sofas and chairs, as opposed to a traditional Japanese 茶の間.

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The family was watching TV in the living room.

新あたらしいソファを居い間まに置おいた。

I put the new sofa in the living room.

居い間までくつろぐto relax in the living room
夕ゆう食しょく後ご、家か族ぞくは居い間までくつろいだ。
After dinner, the family relaxed in the living room.
居い間まに〈物もの〉を置おくto put something in the living room
居い間まに新あたらしいテレビを置おいた。
We put a new TV in the living room.
居い間まで過すごすto spend time in the living room
休きゅう日じつは一いち日にち中じゅう居い間まで過すごすことが多おおい。
On holidays, I often spend the whole day in the living room.

リビングN3
居間 is the standard written word for a Western-style living room, while リビング is the more casual loanword commonly used in conversation and real-estate listings.
茶ちゃの間まN1
居間 refers to a Western-style living room with sofas and chairs, whereas 茶の間 is the traditional tatami-floored family room used for meals and relaxing.
居きょ室しつ
居室 is a formal or institutional term for living space, while 居間 is the everyday word for a family's living room.

箇か所しょN2
place; point; part; spot; area; passage; portion · counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

Compound of 居 (i, 'living, residing') and 間 (ma, 'room, space'). The reading いま is a standard kun'yomi combination.