How to Say ‘Room’ in Japanese
お部屋
o heya
[oh heh-yah]
💬 Usage Tip: [お部屋] is the polite form of [部屋]. In hotels, this is the natural word staff use with guests.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Hotel language in Japan tends to upgrade ordinary nouns with [お] to sound more refined and guest-friendly.
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Polite prefix used to make a word more respectful in customer service.
お部屋はこちらです。
Your room is this way.
部屋
heya
[heh-yah]
room
A room, especially a hotel room in travel and reservation contexts.
お部屋を確認します。
I will confirm the room.
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