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women's dormitory; girls' dormitory
A residential facility exclusively for female students or workers. Common at universities, companies, and boarding schools in Japan.
The women's dormitory has a strict curfew, and you have to be back by 10 p.m.
Composed of 女子 (women, girls) and 寮 (dormitory). University and company dormitories are a significant part of Japanese institutional life, and gender-separated housing remains the norm.
Usage
Dormitories (寮) at Japanese universities are often much cheaper than renting an apartment, making them popular with students from outside the city. Company dormitories (社員寮) have historically been common at major corporations. The counterpart for men is 男子寮.
Common collocations
- 女子寮に入る: to move into a women's dorm
- 女子寮の部屋: a room in the women's dorm
- 女子寮の門限: women's dorm curfew
- 女子寮の管理人: women's dorm manager
Similar words
- 男子寮: men's dormitory — the male counterpart
- 学生寮: student dormitory — gender-neutral term for any student housing
- 社員寮: company dormitory — housing provided by an employer
- 寮: dormitory — the general term for any institutional residential facility