How to say "lounge" in Japanese

• ラウンジCommon
  nounThe most direct equivalent for the room sense of 'lounge': a comfortable seating area in a hotel, airport, bar, or club. When you mean 'lounge' as a room, this is usually the word you want.
  全従業員ぜんじゅうぎょういんラウンジに発表はっぴょうを掲示けいじします。↗

  We will post the announcement in all the staff lounges.
• ロビーJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounPrimarily means 'lobby', the entrance hall of a hotel or theater, and is glossed as 'lounge' in that connection. Use it when the space is the entrance area rather than a separate lounge.
  ７時じまでにロビーに来きてください。↗

  Please come to the lobby by 7 o'clock.
• 談話室だんわしつCommon
  nounA 'lounge' or 'common room' where people sit and chat, typically within an institution such as an office, school, or dormitory. Choose this for a shared conversation room rather than a commercial or stylish lounge.
• パーラーCommon
  nounGlossed as 'parlor', 'lounge', and 'sitting room', this is a loanword for an old-fashioned reception or sitting room in a home. It is seldom the word you want for an ordinary lounge today; it really suggests a parlor.

For a room sense, 「ラウンジ」 is the default; choose 「ロビー」 for a hotel-style lobby, 談話室 for a shared common room, and 「パーラー」 for an old-fashioned sitting room.

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• ラウンジlounge
• ロビーlobby
• 談話室だんわしつlounge
• パーラーparlor
• 休憩室きゅうけいしつbreak room
• 休息所きゅうそくじょlobby
• 社交室しゃこうしつday room (e.g. on a liner)