室
JLPT N4
Room
Readings
On’yomi: シツ (shitsu)
Kun’yomi: むろ (muro)
• むろ (muro) – room, cellar (less common in modern Japanese)
Structure
Composition:
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Detailed Explanation
Vocabulary
教室
きょうしつ
classroom
会議室
かいぎしつ
meeting room
室内
しつない
indoors
寝室
しんしつ
bedroom
美容室
びようしつ
beauty salon
Example Sentences
教室に入ります。
きょうしつ に はいります。
I enter the classroom.
会議室を使います。
かいぎしつ を つかいます。
We use the meeting room.
室内は静かです。
しつない は しずか です。
It is quiet indoors.
寝室で休みます。
しんしつ で やすみます。
I rest in the bedroom.
美容室へ行きます。
びようしつ へ いきます。
I go to a beauty salon.
Cultural Note
🏯 In traditional Japan, houses were divided into specific rooms (室) for different functions — sleeping (寝室), tea (茶室), guests (客室), and study (書斎).
The character 室 still carries a sense of formality and privacy, often used in schools, offices, and hospitals rather than casual homes.
For example:
• 家 (house) → the whole home
• 部屋 (room) → a specific room (neutral, everyday use)
• 室 → used in compound words with a formal tone
The character 室 still carries a sense of formality and privacy, often used in schools, offices, and hospitals rather than casual homes.
For example:
• 家 (house) → the whole home
• 部屋 (room) → a specific room (neutral, everyday use)
• 室 → used in compound words with a formal tone