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How to say 'Room' in Japanese | 室

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The Japanese word for Room is 'Shitsu', written as 室 in Japanese.'Room' in hiragana is しつ.

    word

    Meaning

    Room

    Reading

    しつ

    shitsu

    Kanji

    Room

    Explanation

    The Japanese suffix '室 (しつ)' means 'room' and is commonly used to denote a specific type of room or space. It is often attached to other words to describe the purpose or function of the room. For example: a classroom is called '教室 (きょうしつ)' and a living room is called '居間 (いま)' or 'リビングルーム (りびんぐるーむ)'. Example sentences: The meeting room is on the second floor「会議室は二階にあります」(かいぎしつはにかいにあります). The music room is quiet「音楽室は静かです」(おんがくしつはしずかです). This suffix is versatile and can be used in various contexts to specify different types of rooms.

    Part Of Speech

    suffix

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    628

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Room

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'Shitsu' means 'Room' .

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