廊下

• 読み: ろうか
• ローマ字: rouka
• 漢字の分解: 廊 (rou) — corridor, gallery; 下 (ka) — below, under
• 発音: /ɾoː.ka/

意味

Corridor; hallway; passageway. A long narrow space connecting rooms in a building.

Used for hallways in homes, schools, offices, and hospitals. In Japanese schools, the phrase 廊下を走らないでください (don't run in the hallway) is iconic. 廊下に立つ (to stand in the hallway) was a classic school punishment in older times.

例文

1. 廊下を走ると危ないですよ。
2. トイレは廊下の突き当たりにあります。
3. 夜中に廊下を歩く音が聞こえた。

使い方ガイド

場面: school, home, buildings

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 廊 (corridor, gallery) and 下 (below, under). Originally referred to covered walkways in palaces and temples.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal