ワンルーム
わんるーむ
noun
studio apartment; one-room apartment
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
ワンルームに住んでいる。
I live in a studio apartment.
駅近くのワンルームを探している。
I'm looking for a studio apartment near the station.
学生はワンルームマンションに住むことが多い。
Students often live in studio apartments.
WASEI-EIGO:
From English "one room." This is a Japanese-coined English term (和製英語).
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 (students) and 単身者 (single people) commonly rent these affordable apartments.