へや
heyanoun
The hiragana word for "room" is へや (heya). It covers a bedroom, a hotel room or a classroom-sized space inside a building.
For a bedroom people often say しんしつ (shinshitsu), but in daily talk わたしのへや (watashi no heya) means my room.
Meaning: a room in a building (noun)
When do people say it?
Traditional rooms are measured by the number of tatami mats, so a ろくじょう (rokujō) room is a six-mat room.
Did you know?
- Adding お gives おへや (oheya), the polite way to talk about someone else's room. The kanji is 部屋 (heya).
Examples in context
- わたしのへやはにかいです。Watashi no heya wa nikai desu.My room is on the second floor.
- へやをそうじします。Heya o sōji shimasu.I clean the room.
- このへやはひろいですね。Kono heya wa hiroi desu ne.This room is spacious, isn't it?
Example conversation
Aiko checks in at a small hotel in Nagano and speaks with the clerk Mr. Kimura.
- Mr. Kimuraおへやはにかいです。Oheya wa nikai desu.Your room is on the second floor.
- Aikoへやにおふろはありますか。Heya ni ofuro wa arimasu ka.Does the room have a bath?
- Mr. Kimuraはい、ありますよ。Hai, arimasu yo.Yes, it does.
