Japanese symbol for “hallway”
廊下
ろうか
Romaji: rouka
corridor; hallway; passageway
In Japanese, hallway is 廊下, read ろうか (rouka).
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Meanings
- n corridor; hallway; passageway
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hallway”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回廊 | かいろう kairou | corridor; gallery; hallway |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 画廊 | がろう garou | art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery |
| 回廊 | かいろう kairou | corridor; gallery; hallway |
| 渡り廊下 | わたりろうか watarirouka | roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway |
| 柱廊 | ちゅうろう chuurou | pillared corridor |
| 歩廊 | ほろう horou | corridor; gallery; platform |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall; decline; lowering |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hallway”.
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.