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floor heating; underfloor heating
a heating system installed beneath the floor surface to warm a room from below
この部屋には床暖房がついている。
This room has floor heating.
床暖房をつけると足元から暖かくなる。
When you turn on the floor heating, it warms you from your feet up.
新しいマンションには床暖房が標準装備されていることが多い。
Many new apartment buildings come with floor heating as a standard feature.
Composed of 床 (floor) + 暖房 (heating). A popular feature in modern Japanese homes and apartments. Often abbreviated as 床暖 in casual speech and real estate listings.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 床暖房をつける: to turn on the floor heating
- 床暖房付き: equipped with floor heating
- 床暖房を設置する: to install floor heating
- ガス式床暖房: gas-powered floor heating
- 電気式床暖房: electric floor heating
SIMILAR WORDS:
- エアコン: air conditioner — the most common heating/cooling device in Japan
- 暖房: heating — general term for any heating system
- こたつ: kotatsu — a heated table with a blanket, a traditional Japanese heating method
NOTE: Floor heating is valued in Japan because the floor-sitting lifestyle makes foot warmth especially important. It is a major selling point in real estate.