Meaning

Primary

Kitchen

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

What place in your house has most of the machines in it? Your kitchen! Just think about it. Refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, stove, microwave, WOW! That's so many. The kitchen definitely has the most machines.

Reading

だいどころ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word consists of the on'yomi reading for and the kun'yomi reading for . You've learned them both so as long as you remember the rendaku, you should be able to read this word too!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 台所で作る

    to make in the kitchen

    台所で飲む

    to drink something in the kitchen

    台所で使う

    to use in the kitchen

Context Sentences

この台所、広いですね。

This kitchen is spacious.

家の台所は母の大切な空間なんです。

The kitchen at home is an important space for my mother.

うちでは、父が台所に立つ事が多いです。

In my family, my father is the one who cooks most of the time.

Kanji Composition