客 間(きゃくま)

きゃくま

noun

guest room, parlor

building

1. guest room, parlor, drawing room

A room in a house designated for receiving and entertaining guests.

お客(きゃく)さんを客間(きゃくま)に通(とお)した。

I showed the guest to the parlor.

客間(きゃくま)に花(はな)を飾(かざ)った。

I decorated the guest room with flowers.

日本(にほん)の伝統的(でんとうてき)な家(いえ)には客間(きゃくま)がある。

Traditional Japanese houses have a guest room.

客間(きゃくま)の掃除(そうじ)をして、お客(きゃく)さんを待(ま)った。

I cleaned the guest room and waited for the visitor.

久(ひさ)しぶりに親戚(しんせき)が来(く)るので、客間(きゃくま)に布団(ふとん)を用意(ようい)した。

Since relatives are coming after a long time, I prepared futons in the guest room.

In a traditional house the 客間(きゃくま) is often a tatami room (和室(わしつ)) with a 床(とこ)の間(ま) (decorative alcove), kept for visitors, overnight guests and formal occasions.

Common collocations

客間(きゃくま)に通(とお)す: to show a visitor into the guest room
客間(きゃくま)でもてなす: to entertain in the guest room

Similar words

居間(いま): living room — for the family
応接間(おうせつま): reception room — for receiving visitors, often Western-style
座敷(ざしき): tatami room, often the one used for guests
リビング: living room (modern)

Related Words

Related: 居間(いま) (living room (family))

Related: 応接間(おうせつま) (reception room (formal))

Related: 座敷(ざしき) (Japanese-style room)

Compare: 応接室(おうせつしつ) (reception room)

Compare: リビング (living room)

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Added 2026.1.13 21:17 · Revised 2026.9.30 22:43

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