ワンルーム

わんるーむ
noun
studio apartment; one-room apartment
building
1. studio apartment; one-room apartment
a small apartment consisting of a single room that serves as living room, bedroom, and kitchen combined, with a separate bathroom
ワンルームに住(す)んでいる。
I live in a studio apartment.
駅(えき)近(ちか)くのワンルームを探(さが)している。
I'm looking for a studio apartment near the station.
学生(がくせい)はワンルームマンションに住(す)むことが多(おお)い。
Students often live in studio apartments.

Wasei-eigo

From English "one room." This is a Japanese-coined English term (和製英語(わせいえいご)).

Housing terms

  • ワンルームマンション (studio apartment building)
  • 1K (ワンケー) - one room with separate kitchen
  • 1DK - one room with dining-kitchen
  • 1LDK - one room with living-dining-kitchen

Typical residents

学生(がくせい) (students) and 単身者(たんしんしゃ) (single people) commonly rent these affordable apartments.

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