(だいどころ)

だいどころ
noun
kitchen
1. kitchen
The room in a house where food is prepared and cooked.
台所(だいどころ)いる
To be in the kitchen.
My mother is cooking in the kitchen.
台所(だいどころ)掃除(そうじ)してください
Please clean the kitchen.
The kitchen in this house is spacious.
A delicious smell is coming from the kitchen, so I'm looking forward to dinner.

台所(だいどころ) is the traditional Japanese word for kitchen. It combines (だい) (stand/platform) and (どころ) (place).

台所(だいどころ) VS キッチン:

  • 台所(だいどころ): traditional term, any kitchen
  • キッチン: loanword, often implies modern/Western-style kitchen

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 台所(だいどころ)(): to stand in the kitchen (to cook)
  • 台所(だいどころ)用品(ようひん): kitchen supplies
  • 台所(だいどころ)仕事(しごと): kitchen work
  • 台所(だいどころ)事情(じじょう): financial circumstances (figurative)

FIGURATIVE USE:
台所(だいどころ) also refers to finances or household economy: 台所(だいどころ)(くる)しい means 'having financial difficulties.'