居間|いまima[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounliving room (Western style); sitting room
   彼女かのじょは居間いまの壁かべに小ちいさなピカソの絵えを掛かけた。↗

   She hung a little Picasso on the wall of the drawing room.

• Synonym居室きょしつWrittenA written, formal term used in building codes for a room people live in or use continuously for work, office tasks and the like.
• SynonymリビングルームNeutralA loanword for a Western-style living room; in everyday speech it is usually shortened to 「リビング」.
• SynonymシッティングルームWrittenA loanword for a lounge where guests sit and relax, as in hotels or mansions; rarely used in everyday speech.
• SynonymリヴィングルームNeutralAnother way of writing 「リビングルーム」, seen less often. 「居間」 can be used for both Japanese- and Western-style living rooms.
• Related茶の間ちゃのまNeutralThe room in a Japanese-style house where the family gathers to eat; it carries a traditional family atmosphere.
• Related御茶の間NeutralA polite way of saying 「茶の間」; it is also used figuratively for the ordinary families sitting in front of their TVs.

For the room where the family spends its time, use 「居間」; in modern speech 「リビング」 is the usual word. Use 「茶の間」 for the traditional Japanese-style family room, and 「居室」 in written or building-code contexts.

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1. 家族かぞくがくつろいだりして、普段ふだんいる部屋へや。