茶(ちゃ)の間(ま)

ちゃのま
noun
living room (traditional)
buildingculture
1. living room, family room (traditional Japanese)
The main communal room in a traditional Japanese house where the family gathers to eat, relax, and watch TV. Typically features tatami flooring and a low table.
茶(ちゃ)の間(ま)でテレビを見(み)る。
To watch TV in the living room.
家族(かぞく)が茶(ちゃ)の間(ま)に集(あつ)まった。
The family gathered in the living room.
祖父母(そふぼ)の家(いえ)の茶(ちゃ)の間(ま)には大(おお)きなちゃぶ台(だい)があった。
There was a large low table in the living room at my grandparents' house.
2. ordinary households, the general public
Used figuratively to refer to average families or the viewing public, especially in TV broadcasting contexts.
茶(ちゃ)の間(ま)に届(とど)く番組(ばんぐみ)を作(つく)りたい。
I want to make programs that reach ordinary households.
そのニュースは全国(ぜんこく)の茶(ちゃ)の間(ま)に衝撃(しょうげき)を与(あた)えた。
The news sent shockwaves to households across the country.
この話題(わだい)は茶(ちゃ)の間(ま)でも盛(も)り上(あ)がっているだろう。
This topic is probably generating excitement in homes everywhere.

Cultural note

In traditional Japanese houses, the 茶(ちゃ)の間(ま) is the central family room with 畳(たたみ) (tatami mats), a 卓袱台(ちゃぶだい) (low table), and often a 炬燵(こたつ) (heated table) in winter. Modern Japanese homes often use リビング (living room) instead, but 茶(ちゃ)の間(ま) remains culturally significant.

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