ワンルーム

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from one +‎ room.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ンルーム [wàńrúꜜùmù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [β̞ã̠n̺ɾɯ̟ːmɯ̟]

Noun

ワンルーム • (wanrūmu

  1. studio (studio flat/apartment)

Descendants

  • Korean: 원룸 (wonnum)

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN