Air conditioning (cooling) in Japanese 🇯🇵

れいぼう info.

れいぼう (reibō)

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
1. Think of "rei" (れい, 冷) which means "cool" or "cold".
2. "Bō" (ぼう, 房) can be remembered as "room" or "chamber", generating an image of a cool chamber or room.

Explanations:
– れいぼう (冷房) directly translates to air conditioning, particularly referring to the cooling function.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– エアコン (eakon): Short for "air conditioner," this term is borrowed from English.
– 空調 (くうちょう, kūchō): Refers to air conditioning or ventilation generally.

Alternate meanings like slang (if any):
– While れいぼう primarily refers to cooling or air conditioning, it does not have common slang meanings.

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. 夏になると、れいぼうが必要です。
– (なつ になると、れいぼう が ひつよう です。)
– Natsu ni naru to, reibō ga hitsuyō desu.
– When summer comes, air conditioning becomes necessary.

2. 彼の部屋には新しいれいぼうがついています。
– (かれの へやには あたらしい れいぼうが ついています。)
– Kare no heya ni wa atarashii reibō ga tsuiteimasu.
– His room has a new air conditioner.

3. れいぼうを修理する必要があります。
– (れいぼう を しゅうりする ひつようが あります。)
– Reibō o shūri suru hitsuyō ga arimasu.
– The air conditioning needs to be repaired.

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