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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.
There's a shared laundry room on the first floor of the apartment building.
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) during rainy seasons. Traditional Japanese homes typically have the washing machine in the bathroom area (脱衣所).
In apartment buildings and hotels, the term often refers to a shared coin-operated laundry facility, similar to a laundromat.
Common collocations
- 共用ランドリールーム: shared laundry room
- ランドリールーム付き: with a laundry room
- ランドリールームを設ける: to install/set up a laundry room