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kitchen
The room in a house where food is prepared and cooked.
台所 is the traditional Japanese word for kitchen. It combines 台 (stand/platform) and 所 (place).
台所 VS キッチン:
- 台所: traditional term, any kitchen
- キッチン: loanword, often implies modern/Western-style kitchen
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 台所に立つ: to stand in the kitchen (to cook)
- 台所用品: kitchen supplies
- 台所仕事: kitchen work
- 台所事情: financial circumstances (figurative)
FIGURATIVE USE:
台所 also refers to finances or household economy: 台所が苦しい means 'having financial difficulties.'