Japanese word

厨房

Pronunciation

Romajichūbō

Meaning

  • nounkitchen

Example

厨房は清潔です。chū bō wa sei ketsu de su

The kitchen is clean.

Illustration for 厨房 (kitchen)

More examples

この店では、厨房の設備を毎年点検しています。ko no mise de wa chū bō no setsu bi o mai toshi ten ken shi te i ma su

This restaurant inspects its kitchen equipment every year.

Core concept

Describes a place equipped for preparing meals as part of a food service operation or a ship.

Common phrases

  • 厨房を改装するchū bō o kai sō su ru

    renovate the kitchen

  • 厨房の設備chū bō no setsu bi

    kitchen equipment

  • 厨房に立つchū bō ni ta tsu

    work in the kitchen

Similar words

調理場chōrijō: A place used to prepare food as part of a food service operation.
台所daidokoro: A household room or area used for cooking and preparing meals.

Definition in Japanese

食事を調理する場所。家庭よりも飲食店や船などの調理場を指して用いることが多い。shoku ji o chō ri su ru ba sho ka tei yo ri mo in shoku ten ya fune na do no chō ri jō o sa shi te mochi i ru ko to ga ō i

Word origin

厨房 (chūbō) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 厨 (chū, "kitchen") and 房 (bō, "room"), with both parts pointing to a cooking room.

Usage tips

  • On a ship, 厨房 (chūbō) can mean the galley, showing that the word focuses on the cooking area rather than on a particular type of building.

Other meanings

  • galleynoun

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