ランドリールーム

らんどりーるーむ
noun
laundry room
daily-lifebuilding
1. laundry room; utility room for laundry
A dedicated room or space in a home, apartment building, or facility equipped for washing, drying, and sometimes ironing clothes.
ランドリールーム洗濯(せんたく)する
I do laundry in the laundry room.
There's a shared laundry room on the first floor of the apartment building.
In the new house, I want to build a laundry room with enough space for indoor drying.

A loanword from English 'laundry room.' In Japanese homes, a dedicated laundry room has become increasingly popular in modern house design, especially as a solution for indoor drying (室内干(しつないぼ)) during rainy seasons. Traditional Japanese homes typically have the washing machine in the bathroom area (脱衣所(だついじょ)).

In apartment buildings and hotels, the term often refers to a shared coin-operated laundry facility, similar to a laundromat.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • コインランドリー: coin laundry; laundromat — a commercial self-service laundry
  • 脱衣所(だついじょ): changing room/utility area — the traditional space where washing machines are placed in Japanese homes
  • 洗濯室(せんたくしつ): laundry room — the Japanese-origin equivalent, used in institutional settings