ベランダ

• 読み: ベランダ
• ローマ字: beranda
• 発音: /be.ɾaɴ.da/

意味

Balcony; veranda. An outdoor platform attached to the upper floor of a building.

A loanword from Portuguese or English 'veranda.' In Japanese apartments, the ベランダ is typically used for drying laundry, growing plants, or storing items. Distinct from バルコニー (balcony), though in everyday speech both terms are used interchangeably for apartment balconies.

例文

1. ベランダに洗濯物を干しています。
2. ベランダから富士山が見えます。
3. 天気がいい日はベランダでお茶を飲む。

使い方ガイド

場面: apartment life, housing, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Borrowed from Portuguese 'varanda' or English 'veranda,' originally from Hindi. Entered Japanese during the Meiji period as Western-style architecture became popular.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal