This article is part of our series on how to live in a Japanese apartment. In this chapter we present a basic English-Japanese glossary of useful words having to do with washing machines, air conditioners, and refrigerators.
Washing machine
| English | Japanese (Romaji) | Japanese (Kana) | Japanese (Kanji) | Notes |
| Washing machine | sentakuki | せんたくき | 洗濯機 | |
| Lint filter | itokuzu firuta | いとくずフィルター | 糸くずフィルター | |
| rinto firuta | リントフィルター | |||
| Dryer filter | kansou firuta | かんそうフィルター | 乾燥フィルター | |
| Water hose | kyuusui hosu | きゅうすいホース | 給水ホース | |
| Faucet joint | kyuusuisen jointo | きゅうすいせんジョイント | 給水栓ジョイント | |
| Faucet coupler (hose adapter) | kyuusuisen tsugite | きゅうすいせんすぎて | 給水栓継手 | |
| Washing capacity | sentaku youryou | せんたくようりょう | 洗濯容量 | |
| Washing machine cleaner | sentakuki kurina | せんたくきクリーナ | 洗濯機クリーナ | |
| Water trap | haisui torappu | はいすいトラップ | 排水トラップ | Wikipedia |
| Waterproof floor | bousui furoa | ぼうすいフロア | 防水フロア |
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Air conditioner
| English | Japanese (Romaji) | Japanese (Kana) | Japanese (Kanji) | Notes |
| Air conditioner | eakon | エアコン | ||
| kuuchousetsubi | くうちょうせつび | 空調設備 | ||
| Outdoor unit | shitsugaiki | しつがいき | 室外機 | |
| Piping | haikan | はいかん | 配管 | |
| Coolant | reibai | れいばい | 冷媒 | |
| Backboard | seita | せいた | 背板 | Board installed on the wall on which the AC unit can be mounted |
| Drain hose | dorenhosu | ドレンホース | ||
| Hose covering | keshou kaba | けしょうカバー | 化粧カバー | Cover that goes over the exposed piping between the AC unit indoors and the outdoor unit |
| surimu kaba | スリムカバー | |||
| Concealed piping | inpei haikan | いんぺいはいかん | 隠蔽配管 | Construction technique where AC pipes are hidden inside walls, etc. |
| Parts cleaning | bunkai kuriningu | ぶんかいクリーニング | 分解クリーニング | |
| Air conditioner removal | eakon torihazushi | エアコンとりはずし | エアコン取り外し | |
| Mounting plates | tatesan | タテサン | タテ桟 | Installed on walls which were not built with AC units in mind (usually much older homes) |
| Plastic block | puraburokku | プラブロック | Plastic risers on which the outdoor unit is placed |
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Refrigerator
| English | Japanese (Romaji) | Japanese (Kana) | Japanese (Kanji) | Notes |
| Refrigerator | reizouko | れいぞうこ | 冷蔵庫 | |
| Freezer | reitouko | れいとうこ | 冷凍庫 | |
| Ice drawer | seihyoushitsu | せいひょうしつ | 製氷室 | |
| Heat resistant top | tainetsu toppu teburu | たいねつとっぷてーぶる | 耐熱トップテーブル | Designates that you can place a microwave or toaster oven on top of the refrigerator |
| Right-opening | migihiraki | みぎひらき | 右開き | Door hinge on the right |
| Left-opening | hidarihiraki | ひだりひらき | 左開き | Door hinge on the left |
| French doors | furenchidoa | フレンチドア | ||
| kanonbiraki | かんのんびらき | 観音開き | ||
| Double-hinged | sayuuhiraki | さゆうひらき | 左右開き | |
| Adjustable shelves | kadoudana | かどうだな | 可動棚 | |
| Seismic lock | taishin rokku | たいしんロック | 耐震ロック | Function that locks doors when an earthquake is detected |
| Touch-to-open | tacchiopun | タッチオープン | Function on newer models to automatically open a door with just a touch | |
| Crisper drawer | yasaishitsu | やさいしつ | 野菜室 | Lit. “vegetable room” |
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