ネットカフェ

ねっとかふぇ
noun
internet cafe
leisurebuilding
1. internet cafe
A shop charging by the hour for a booth with an internet-connected computer, drinks, and usually manga and video content. In Japan these overlap almost completely with manga cafes, and many are open around the clock.
ネットカフェで資料(しりょう)を印刷(いんさつ)した。
I printed the documents at an internet cafe.
この辺(あた)りは夜中(よなか)でも開(あ)いているネットカフェがある。
Around here there are internet cafes open even in the middle of the night.
住(す)む場所(ばしょ)がなく、ネットカフェで寝泊(ねと)まりしている人(ひと)も少(すく)なくないという。
It is said that quite a few people with nowhere to live sleep at internet cafes.

From English "net cafe"; the fuller インターネットカフェ appears in formal writing. The compound ネットカフェ難民(なんみん) ("internet cafe refugees") is a well-known term for people who live in such booths for lack of housing.

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Related: カフェ (cafe)
Compare: 漫画喫茶(まんがきっさ) (manga cafe)
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