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bathroom; bathing area (the wet room with the tub)
The room in a Japanese house where one washes and bathes — containing the bathtub and a tiled washing area. Distinct from the toilet, which is a separate room.
風呂場を掃除した。
I cleaned the bathroom.
風呂場の床が滑りやすいので気をつけて。
The bathroom floor is slippery, so be careful.
古いアパートだったので、風呂場とトイレが同じ部屋にあった。
It was an old apartment, so the bath and the toilet were in the same room.
風呂 (bath) + 場 (place). Refers specifically to the wet area where one bathes — in a typical Japanese home this is a separate room from the toilet (トイレ}) and from the dressing area ({脱衣所).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 風呂場を掃除する: to clean the bathroom
- 風呂場の排水口: bathroom drain
- 風呂場で転ぶ: to slip in the bathroom
SIMILAR WORDS:
- お風呂: the bath (the act or the tub itself)
- 浴室: bathroom — more formal, used in real estate and instructions
- 脱衣所: changing area just outside the bath
- トイレ: toilet — a separate room in most Japanese homes