風 呂 場(ふろば)

ふろば

noun

bathroom; bathing area

1. 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(ふろば)を掃除(そうじ)した。

I cleaned the bathroom.

風呂場(ふろば)の床(ゆか)が滑(すべ)りやすいので気(き)をつけて。

The bathroom floor is slippery, so be careful.

古(ふる)いアパートだったので、風呂場(ふろば)とトイレが同(おな)じ部屋(へや)にあった。

It was an old apartment, so the bath and the toilet were in the same room.

風呂(ふろ) (bath) + 場(ば) (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(だついじょ)).

Common collocations

風呂場(ふろば)を掃除(そうじ)する: to clean the bathroom
風呂場(ふろば)の排水口(はいすいこう): bathroom drain
風呂場(ふろば)で転(ころ)ぶ: to slip in the bathroom

Similar words

お風呂(ふろ): the bath (the act or the tub itself)
浴室(よくしつ): bathroom — more formal, used in real estate and instructions
脱衣所(だついじょ): changing area just outside the bath
トイレ: toilet — a separate room in most Japanese homes

Related Words

Compare: お風呂(ふろ) (the bath)

Compare: 浴室(よくしつ) (bathroom)

Compare: 脱衣所(だついじょ) (changing area just outside the bath)

Compare: トイレ (toilet)

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Added 2026.6.6 11:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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