床暖房(ゆかだんぼう)

ゆかだんぼう
noun
floor heating; underfloor heating
buildingelectronics
1. floor heating; underfloor heating
a heating system installed beneath the floor surface to warm a room from below
この部屋(へや)には床暖房(ゆかだんぼう)がついている。
This room has floor heating.
床暖房(ゆかだんぼう)をつけると足元(あしもと)から暖(あたた)かくなる。
When you turn on the floor heating, it warms you from your feet up.
新(あたら)しいマンションには床暖房(ゆかだんぼう)が標準(ひょうじゅん)装備(そうび)されていることが多(おお)い。
Many new apartment buildings come with floor heating as a standard feature.

Composed of 床(ゆか) (floor) + 暖房(だんぼう) (heating). A popular feature in modern Japanese homes and apartments. Often abbreviated as 床暖(ゆかだん) in casual speech and real estate listings.

Common collocations

  • 床暖房(ゆかだんぼう)をつける: to turn on the floor heating
  • 床暖房(ゆかだんぼう)付(つ)き: equipped with floor heating
  • 床暖房(ゆかだんぼう)を設置(せっち)する: to install floor heating
  • ガス式(しき)床暖房(ゆかだんぼう): gas-powered floor heating
  • 電気(でんき)式(しき)床暖房(ゆかだんぼう): electric floor heating

Similar words

  • エアコン: air conditioner — the most common heating/cooling device in Japan
  • 暖房(だんぼう): 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.

Related Words

Compare: エアコン (air conditioner)
Compare: 炬燵(こたつ) (kotatsu)
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