How to say "hallway" in Japanese

• 廊下ろうかJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounA corridor or hallway inside a building — the passage between rooms in a house, school, or office; this is the word for the ordinary hallway sense.
  「学園がくえんの廊下ろうかで、濃厚のうこうなキスシーン・・・聞きいたぞ聞きいたぞ」「濃厚のうこうじゃなーい！話はなしに尾おひれ付ついてるって・・・」↗

  "A passionate kiss scene in a school corridor ... I've heard all about it!" "It wasn't passionate! That's an exaggeration..."
• 回廊かいろうCommon
  nounA covered walkway circling a building or garden, especially in a palace or place of worship — the cloister sense; for the hallway of a home or school it is seldom the word you want.

For the hallway of a house, school, or office, 廊下 is the word; 回廊 is a covered walkway circling a building or garden, especially in a palace or place of worship, and seldom the everyday choice.

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• 廊下ろうかcorridor
• 回廊かいろうcorridor