Japanese symbol for “galley”
厨房
ちゅうぼう
Romaji: chuubou
kitchen; galley
In Japanese, galley is 厨房, read ちゅうぼう (chuubou).
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Meanings
- n kitchen; galley
- n (Internet) troll
Written forms: 厨房、ちゅう房、厨坊、廚房. Readings: ちゅうぼう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “galley”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ゲラ | ゲラ gera | galley (tray) |
| ガレー | ガレー garee | galley (ship) |
| ギャレー | ギャレー gyaree | galley |
| 烹炊所 | ほうすいじょ housuijo | galley; ship's kitchen |
| ガレー船 | ガレーせん gareesen | galley (ship) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 厨子 | ずし zushi | miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.) |
| 庖厨 | ほうちゅう houchuu | kitchen |
| 厨子棚 | ずしだな zushidana | cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.) |
| 厨人 | ちゅうじん chuujin | chef; head cook |
| 厨宰 | ちゅうさい chuusai | chef; head cook |
| 冷房 | れいぼう reibou | air conditioning; air cooling |
| 女房 | にょうぼう nyoubou | wife (esp. one's own wife) |
| 暖房 | だんぼう danbou | (indoor) heating |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.