カーペット
かーぺっと
noun
carpet
1.
carpet; wall-to-wall carpeting
A thick fabric floor covering, typically covering the entire floor of a room. Borrowed from English 'carpet.' In Japanese homes, carpet is less common than in Western countries due to the tradition of removing shoes indoors, but it is used in offices, hotels, and some living rooms.
カーペットに染みがついた。
A stain got on the carpet.
新しいカーペットを敷いた。
We laid a new carpet.
このカーペットは毎日掃除機をかけないと埃が溜まる。
If you don't vacuum this carpet every day, dust builds up.
Loanword from English 'carpet.' In Japan, カーペット typically refers to wall-to-wall or large area carpeting, as distinct from smaller floor coverings.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- カーペットを敷く: to lay/spread a carpet
- カーペットに掃除機をかける: to vacuum a carpet
- カーペットを張り替える: to replace carpet
- 電気カーペット: heated carpet (a popular winter item in Japan)
- タイルカーペット: carpet tiles
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 絨毯: carpet; rug — a more traditional Japanese word for carpet, often implying a finer or more decorative floor covering
- ラグ: rug — a smaller floor covering that does not span the entire room
- マット: mat — a small, functional floor covering placed at entrances or in bathrooms
- 敷物: floor covering — a general native Japanese term for anything spread on a floor