ホーム

ほーむ
noun
platform; home
See also: プラットホーム (full form (platform))
1. platform
A raised surface alongside railroad tracks where passengers board and exit trains.
The train will depart from platform 3.
To wait for the train on the platform.
Please don't walk along the edge of the platform—it's dangerous.
2. home
One's home or home base, used in compounds.
To create a homepage/website.
My dream is to build my own home.
My grandmother is being taken care of at a nursing home.

ホーム has two distinct meanings in Japanese.

PLATFORM USAGE (from "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(ろうじん)ホーム (nursing home)

The platform meaning is more common in everyday conversation.