How to say "couch" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounCovers 'couch' as an upholstered seat for sitting — the piece of furniture English also calls a sofa. For the couch in the living room, this is the word you want.
- 寝台しんだいnounReally means 'bed': something to lie down or sleep on. Its 'couch' sense is that bedlike one, so for a couch you sit on this is not the word you want.
Use 「ソファ」 for the ordinary upholstered couch you sit on, while 寝台 is really a 'bed' word, covering 'couch' only in the sense of something to lie down on.
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