室

音読おんよみ: シツ

訓読くんよみ: むろ

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部首ぶしゅ: うかんむり(宀)

Meaning

Room / Indoor space / Chamber

  • 教室きょうしつ — classroom
  • 室内しつない — indoor / inside the room
  • 和室わしつ — Japanese-style room
  • 洋室ようしつ — Western-style room
  • 寝室しんしつ — bedroom
  • 客室きゃくしつ — guest room

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室 combines 宀 (roof) with 至 (to reach). Originally, it meant a protected inner space in a house. Today it’s used for many kinds of rooms and indoor locations.

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