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How to say 'Western style' in Japanese | 洋室

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The Japanese word for Western style is 'Youshitsu', written as 洋室 in Japanese.'Western style' in hiragana is ようしつ.

    word

    洋室

    Meaning

    Western style

    Reading

    ようしつ

    youshitsu

    Kanji

    Ocean, Western style Room

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '洋室 (ようしつ)' refers to a 'western-style room'. This term is commonly used in Japan to describe rooms that are furnished or designed in a western manner, as opposed to traditional Japanese-style rooms (和室, わしつ). A typical 洋室 might include features like beds, chairs, and tables, rather than tatami mats and futons. For example: The hotel room is western-style「ホテルの部屋は洋室です」(ホテルのへやはようしつです). I prefer western-style rooms「私は洋室が好きです」(わたしはようしつがすきです). This term is often used in real estate listings or when discussing room layouts in Japan.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    6132

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 洋室

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Ocean, Western style

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Room

Words Related to 洋室 Through the Kanji

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 洋 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Western

  • word

    西洋

    Meaning

    West, Western

  • word

    海洋

    Meaning

    Ocean

  • word

    西洋人

    Meaning

    Westerner

  • word

    東洋

    Meaning

    Orient

  • word

    洋服

    Meaning

    Clothes

  • word

    洋風

    Meaning

    Western

  • word

    洋画

    Meaning

    Foreign film

  • word

    洋食

    Meaning

    Western food

  • word

    洋間

    Meaning

    Western room

Words Related to 洋室 Through the Kanji

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 室 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Room

  • word

    図書室

    Meaning

    Library

  • word

    事務室

    Meaning

    Office

  • word

    教室

    Meaning

    Classroom

  • word

    室内

    Meaning

    Indoors

  • word

    待合室

    Meaning

    Waiting room

  • word

    和室

    Meaning

    Tatami

  • word

    病室

    Meaning

    Hospital room

  • word

    寝室

    Meaning

    Bedroom

  • word

    控え室

    Meaning

    Waiting room

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What does 'Youshitsu' (洋室) mean?

'Youshitsu' means 'Western style' .

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