LDK

German

Proper noun

LDK

  1. Lahn-Dill-Kreis, a district in Hesse, Germany

Japanese

Etymology

Initialism from English living room plus ダイニングキッチン (dainingu kitchin), which is in turn Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from dining +‎ kitchen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [e̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ dʲiː ke̞ː]

Noun

LDK(エルディーケー) • (eru-dī-kē) 

  1. (real estate) A house, apartment, etc. with a living room and either an eat-in kitchen or (less commonly) a kitchen and a dining room.
    3(さん) L(エル)D(ディー)K(ケー)のマンション
    san eru-dī-kē no manshon
    a condominium with three bedrooms, a living room and eat-in kitchen

Usage notes

Typically LDK follows a number, which indicates the number of bedrooms in the residence.

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