廊下|ろうかrouka[0]heiban (flat)
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- nouncorridor; hallway; passageway
- Synonym回廊かいろうWrittenIn written prose, a covered walkway that encircles a building or connects buildings, typical of temples and palaces; it stresses the encircling or linking.
- Synonym歩廊ほろうFormalFormal, dated written term: a covered corridor with an earthen or brick floor; can also mean a station platform. Rare today.
For an ordinary indoor hallway, 「廊下」 is the default. Use 「回廊」 for the covered walks that circle or link buildings at temples and palaces; 「歩廊」 is a dated formal word for such corridors (or a platform), rarely seen today.
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