How to say "bunk" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 簡易ベッドかんいベッドnounIts basic sense is a simple, temporary bed — a cot — so as 'bunk' it is a less common, marginal match, fitting where English means such a simple bed, as with a guest's cot.
- 蚕棚かいこだなnounRefers to a bunk as one of a tier and, by extension, a cramped bedroom; literally a shelf for raising silkworms, it is a vivid, less common choice rather than an everyday word.
Both are less common choices: use 「簡易ベッド」 for a bunk meaning a simple cot-like bed, and 蚕棚 for a bunk as one of a tier of bunks or, figuratively, a cramped bedroom.
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