GENKI 第3課 - Culture Note: Japanese Houses

Traditionally, Japanese buildings were made of _____.

• rice

• metal

• wood

Rooms were floored with _____.

• tatami

• tamari

• tatama

Rooms are divided by _____.

• tatami

• kabe

• fusuma ; shooji

Modern Japanese houses have mainly _____-style rooms.

• northern

• eastern

• southtern

• western

Most bathrooms retain traditional characteristics.

• true

• false

These bathrooms are separated from _____ and _____.

• light and electricity

• windows and closets

• toilets and sinks

There's some space for washing one's body outside the _____.

• house

• bathroom

• bathtub

Usually, all family members share the same _____ water.

• sink

• bathtub

• toilet

It isn't necessary to clean one's body before getting into the bathtub.

• true

• false

Another traditional feature of Japanese homes is the _____.

• kotatsu

• genkan

• daidokoro