キッチンkitchin

Common
キチンkichin
Definitions
  1. nounkitchen
    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.
  2. nounchitin
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym台所だいどころNeutralNot a true opposite: it names the same room as 「キッチン」, but with a traditional, Japanese-style nuance.
  • Synonym厨房ちゅうぼうNeutralNot a true opposite: it names the same room as 「キッチン」, but leans toward professional and business settings.
  • Synonym厨くりやWrittenAn archaic word for a kitchen with a classical, literary flavor, rarely used today; everyday speech prefers 「台所」 or 「キッチン」.
  • Synonym調理場ちょうりばNeutralA place equipped for cooking at schools, hospitals, restaurants and the like; it suggests commercial or institutional use, while a home kitchen is 「キッチン」.
  • Synonym勝手元かってもとWrittenWritten language for the kitchen area, also for the household finances; old-fashioned, so modern usage prefers 「台所」 or 「キッチン」.
  • Synonym炊事場すいじばNeutralA place for cooking that stresses the facility, e.g. a campsite cookhouse; a kitchen in a home is called 「キッチン」.
  • Related庖厨ほうちゅうWrittenA written word with a classical Chinese flavor for a kitchen; rarely used today, everyday speech prefers 「台所」 or 「キッチン」.

For a kitchen at home, say 「キッチン」 for a modern, Western feel (「システムキッチン」) or 「台所」 for a traditional touch. Restaurants, hotels and ships use 「厨房」 or 「調理場」; a campsite has a 「炊事場」. 「勝手元」 is old-fashioned written prose, and 「厨」 and 「庖厨」 are archaic. The two 'antonyms' are really the same room in different words.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 食物しょくもつを調理ちょうりする部屋へや。
  2. 簡易かんいな西洋せいよう料理屋りょうりや。調理場ちょうりばと客席きゃくせきが一体化いったいかしているような狭せまい店みせを言ゆう。
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