冷房(れいぼう)

れいぼう
noun
air conditioning
1. air conditioning, cooling
A system that cools the air in a room or building.
冷房(れいぼう)を消(け)してください。
Please turn off the air conditioning.
冷房(れいぼう)をつけてください。
Please turn on the air conditioning.
夏(なつ)は冷房(れいぼう)なしでは過(す)ごせない。
I can't get through summer without air conditioning.
冷房(れいぼう)の温度(おんど)を上(あ)げてもらえますか。
Could you raise the air conditioning temperature?
冷房(れいぼう)が効(き)きすぎて寒(さむ)くなったので、少(すこ)し温度(おんど)を上(あ)げた。
The air conditioning got too cold, so I raised the temperature a bit.

冷房(れいぼう) specifically refers to cooling/air conditioning, as opposed to heating. The word combines 冷(れい) (cold) + 房(ぼう) (room/chamber).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 冷房(れいぼう)をつける: to turn on AC
  • 冷房(れいぼう)を消(け)す: to turn off AC
  • 冷房(れいぼう)が効(き)く: AC works well / is effective
  • 冷房(れいぼう)が効(き)きすぎる: AC is too strong/cold
  • 冷房(れいぼう)完備(かんび): fully air-conditioned

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • エアコン: air conditioner (the device, covers both cooling and heating)
  • クーラー: cooler, AC unit (slightly dated term)
  • 空調(くうちょう): climate control (formal/technical)
  • 暖房(だんぼう): heating (the opposite of 冷房(れいぼう))

USAGE:
In summer, 冷房(れいぼう)病(びょう) (air conditioning sickness) from excessive cold is a common topic in Japan.

Related Words

Antonym: 暖房(だんぼう) (heating)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:15 · Revised 2026.3.26 23:47
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