広間|ひろまhiroma[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounhall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
    それは部屋へやというよりはむしろ広間ひろまだ。↗
    It is a hall rather than a room.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymホールNeutralA loanword for a large hall or auditorium, as in 「コンサートホール」; tends to suggest Western-style venues.
  • Related広座敷NeutralA spacious Japanese-style tatami room; close to 「広間」 but stressing the traditional Japanese-room feel. Not used very often.
  • Antonym小部屋こべやNeutralA small room; the opposite of the large hall that 「広間」 denotes.
  • Antonym狭室WrittenA narrow, cramped room; the opposite of 「広間」. Written/formal prose, and very rarely used.

Use 「広間」 for the spacious hall of a hotel, temple, or mansion, as in 「大広間で宴会」. For halls used for performances, 「ホール」 is the word; 「広座敷」 covers a large Japanese-style room. For small rooms, use 「小部屋」 or, in formal prose, 「狭室」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 広ひろい部屋へやや座敷ざしき。
  2. 書院造しょいんづくりの正式せいしきな客間きゃくま。
  3. 茶室ちゃしつで四よん畳じょう半はん以上いじょうのもの。
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