How to say "cabin" in Japanese

• 小屋こやJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounCovers 'cabin' as a small, simple building — a rustic hut or shed (it also means 'pen' for animals); the image is rough and humble, like a cabin in the woods.
  遠とおくに小屋こやが見みえた。↗

  I saw a cottage in the distance.
• キャビンCommon
  nounThe loanword, used for the passenger cabin of a ship or aircraft; at sea it overlaps with 船室, and it also covers an airplane's cabin.
• 船室せんしつCommon
  nounThe nautical sense: a passenger's room aboard a ship — a stateroom or cabin; use it for booking or describing your cabin on a ferry or cruise.
  彼女かのじょが船室せんしつに入はいるやいなや明あかりが消きえた。↗

  She had hardly entered the cabin when the light went out.
• ゴンドラCommon
  nounFor 'cabin' only as the enclosed passenger car of a cable car or ski lift; otherwise it means 'gondola', as of a balloon or airship — not a general word for cabin.

Use 小屋 for a small rustic hut-like building, 船室 for a room aboard a ship, 「キャビン」 for ship or aircraft passenger cabins, and 「ゴンドラ」 only for the enclosed car of a cable car or ski lift.

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• 小屋こやhut
• キャビンcabin
• 船室せんしつstateroom
• ゴンドラgondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.)