also: おへや
messy room; dirty room
Colloquial term for a room that is extremely messy or dirty, often used in contexts like hoarding or neglecting cleaning.
彼の部屋はまさに汚部屋だ。
His room is exactly a messy room.
汚部屋を片付けるのは大変だ。
Cleaning up a messy room is tough.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading おへや is more common than おべや.
Alternate reading; less common than おへや.
Compound of 汚 (お, 'dirty') and 部屋 (へや, 'room'). The reading おへや is a straightforward combination, while おべや may be a variant influenced by rendaku or colloquial pronunciation.