ホーム
ほーむ
noun
platform; home
1.
platform
A raised surface alongside railroad tracks where passengers board and exit trains.
ホーム has two distinct meanings in Japanese.
PLATFORM USAGE (from "platform"):
- 駅のホーム (station platform)
- ホームドア (platform screen doors)
- ホームに入る (to enter the platform)
Note: This is a shortened form of プラットホーム (platform).
HOME USAGE (from "home"):
- ホームページ (homepage/website)
- ホームグラウンド (home ground)
- マイホーム (one's own home)
- ホームステイ (homestay)
- ホームシック (homesick)
- 老人ホーム (nursing home)
The platform meaning is more common in everyday conversation.