1.
women's dormitory; girls' dormitory
A residential facility exclusively for female students or workers. Common at universities, companies, and boarding schools in Japan.
大学の女子寮に入った。
I moved into the university women's dormitory.
女子寮は門限が厳しく、夜十時までに帰らなければならない。
The women's dormitory has a strict curfew, and you have to be back by 10 p.m.
この女子寮は築五十年だが、最近リフォームされて設備がきれいになった。
This women's dormitory is 50 years old, but it was recently renovated and the facilities are now clean.
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