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屋根裏部屋 (やねうらべや) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

屋や根ね裏うら部屋べや

や

ね

う

ら

べ

や

Meanings

1

attic; garret; loft

A room or space directly under the roof of a house, often used for storage or as an extra living area.

子こ供どもの頃ころ、屋や根ね裏うら部べ屋や

で

よく

遊あそ

ん

だ

。

When I was a child, I often played in the attic.

この家いえの屋や根ね裏うら部べ屋やは物もの置おきになっている。

The attic of this house is used as a storage room.

Kanji

屋roof, house, shop
根root, radical, head (pimple)
裏back, amidst, in
部section, bureau, dept

Related words

屋や根ね裏うら
屋根裏 refers to the attic space in general, while 屋根裏部屋 specifically means an attic room.
ロフト
ロフト is a loanword often used for a modern, open loft space, whereas 屋根裏部屋 is a more traditional Japanese term for an attic room.

Opposites

地ち下か室しつ
地下室 is a room below ground level, while 屋根裏部屋 is a room in the attic space at the top of a building.

Built from

屋や根ね裏うら+部屋へや

Etymology

Compound of 屋根 (yane, 'roof') + 裏 (ura, 'back/underside') + 部屋 (heya, 'room'), literally 'room under the roof'.