洋間
Meanings
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Western-style room
Refers to a room with Western-style flooring (e.g., wooden or carpeted) and furnishings, as opposed to a traditional Japanese tatami room (和室). Common in homes, apartments, and hotels.
This apartment has one Western-style room and one Japanese-style room.
I plan to put a bed and a desk in the Western-style room.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉に洋間があるthere is a Western-style room in 〈place〉
This apartment has one Western-style room.
- 洋間を作るto make/build a Western-style room
During the renovation, we turned the tatami room into a Western-style room.