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How to say 'Indoors' in Japanese | 室内

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The Japanese word for Indoors is 'Shitsunai', written as 室内 in Japanese.'Indoors' in hiragana is しつない.

    word

    室内

    Meaning

    Indoors

    Reading

    しつない

    shitsunai

    Kanji

    室Room 内Inside

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '室内 (しつない)' refers to the 'inside of a room' or 'indoors'. It is commonly used to describe activities, events, or conditions that take place inside a building or enclosed space. For example: Let's stay indoors「室内にいましょう」(しつないにいましょう). The indoor temperature is comfortable「室内の温度は快適です」(しつないのおんどはかいてきです). This word is often used in contrast to '室外 (しつがい)', which means 'outdoors'. It can also be used in compound words like '室内遊び (しつないあそび)' (indoor play) or '室内温度 (しつないおんど)' (indoor temperature).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    4191

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 室内

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    室

    Meaning

    Room

  • kanji

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

Words Related to 室内 Through the Kanji 室

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 室 as well.

  • word

    室

    Meaning

    Room

  • word

    図書室

    Meaning

    Library

  • word

    事務室

    Meaning

    Office

  • word

    教室

    Meaning

    Classroom

  • word

    待合室

    Meaning

    Waiting room

  • word

    和室

    Meaning

    Tatami

  • word

    洋室

    Meaning

    Western style

  • word

    病室

    Meaning

    Hospital room

  • word

    寝室

    Meaning

    Bedroom

  • word

    控え室

    Meaning

    Waiting room

Words Related to 室内 Through the Kanji 内

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 内 as well.

  • word

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    内容

    Meaning

    Content

  • word

    家内

    Meaning

    Wife

  • word

    国内

    Meaning

    Domestic

  • word

    案内

    Meaning

    Guidance

  • word

    内部

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    内閣

    Meaning

    Cabinet

  • word

    市内

    Meaning

    City

  • word

    以内

    Meaning

    Within

  • word

    内側

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    社内

    Meaning

    In company

  • word

    その内

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    体内

    Meaning

    Inside body

  • word

    都内

    Meaning

    Tokyo

  • word

    内面

    Meaning

    Inside, Inner

  • word

    内科

    Meaning

    Internal medicine

  • word

    内臓

    Meaning

    Internal organs

  • word

    境内

    Meaning

    Precincts

  • word

    内陸

    Meaning

    Inland

  • word

    内緒

    Meaning

    Secret

  • word

    内心

    Meaning

    Innermost

  • word

    内外

    Meaning

    Inside outside, Domestic foreign

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