Taimenshiki Kitchen

[warren...@comcast.net]

Is anybody familiar with a "対面式キッチン"? I see plenty of pictures of it on a Google image search, but don't know how to render this in English. At first I thought it was a kitchen with an "island" counter (allowing people to stand on both sides of the "counter" when preparing food, so as to be "face to face"), but this seems inconsistent with the pictures.

 

Some web sites seem to imply that this is a "kitchen as a family meeting place." I am considering going with "family kitchen," or "whole-family kitchen" or even "kitchen for the entire family," but I am wondering if there is a better term. (What I am translating, by the way, is a patent for a microwave oven used in such a kitchen, not marketing material, so I am not looking for a flashy way to describe the idea, just an accurate word for it...)

 

Thanks.

 

Warren

 

[Chika Kamiya]

日本版 island  counter といえなくもありませんが、sink や stove の設置場所がダイニングルームに対峙していて、壁がダイニングルームに向かって開口しているもの、あるいは壁が無いものを対面式キッチンと言います。キッチンに家族が云々とは対面式キッチンの売り文句。昔の家だとお母さんは一人で台所に立ってなきゃならなかったから、こういう謳い文句ができたんでしょう。

 

ダイニングに向かって開いているキッチン

家族の顔が見えるキッチン

 

あたりが表現じゃないでしょうか。

もちろん、日本の一般家屋にアメリカ式 island counter はあり得ません。そりゃでかすぎて、家族の居場所がなくなっちゃう。

 

Chika

 

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[Christopher Girsch]

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>Is anybody familiar with a " 対面式キッチン "? I see plenty of pictures of it
on a Google image search, but don't know how to render this in English. At fi
rst I thought it was a kitchen with an "island" counter (allowing people to st
and on both sides of the "counter" when preparing food, so as to be "face to f
ace"), but this seems inconsistent with the pictures.

Hi Warren,

My wife suggested "open kitchen." You can google that and find many
similar-looking photos there.

HTHAL

Chris Girsch

[Warren Smith]

Brilliant! Thanks.

W

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From: Christopher Girsch <cpgi...@nifty.com>
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>Is anybody familiar with a " $BBPLL<0%-%C%A%s (B "? I see plenty of pictures of it

Hi Warren,

HTHAL

Chris Girsch

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