How to say "kitchen" in Japanese

• キッチンCommon
  nounThe loanword for the kitchen of a house or apartment, viewed as a room with its fittings and appliances; typical of property listings, floor plans and talk of remodelling.
  この２日間かかん皿洗さらあらいする時間じかんもないよ。キッチンの流ながしに山積やまづみしているよ。↗

  I haven't had time to do the dishes for two days; they are in a pile in the kitchen sink.
• 台所だいどころJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounThe kitchen of a home as the place where meals are cooked and dishes washed; the word that comes up in talk about housework, cooking and family meals.
  メアリーは階段かいだんをおりて台所だいどころへ行いった。↗

  Mary went down to the kitchen.
• 厨房ちゅうぼうCommon
  nounThe kitchen of a restaurant, hotel or similar establishment, and the galley of a ship or aircraft; for the kitchen of one's own home this is seldom the word you want.

For the kitchen of a home, choose between 「キッチン」, the loanword for the room and its fittings, and 台所, the place where household cooking gets done; 厨房 is for restaurant kitchens and the galleys of ships and aircraft.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• キッチンkitchen
• 台所だいどころkitchen
• 厨房ちゅうぼうkitchen
• 厨くりやkitchen
• 板場いたばkitchen (in a restaurant)
• 調理場ちょうりばkitchen
• 炊事場すいじばkitchen
• 庖厨ほうちゅうkitchen
• 調理室ちょうりしつcook-house
• 水屋みずやkitchen
• 進物所しんもつどころkitchen (in a noble's manor)
• 勝手かってkitchen
• 内緒ないしょkitchen
• Ｋケーkitchen