室

Reading

Kana: しつ

Romaji: shitsu

Definitions

noun

n-suf

1

room

2

wife (of someone of high rank)

Note: obscure term

3

scabbard

Note: obscure term

4

Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

(Astronomy, etc. term)

See also: 二十八宿 玄武 (reading げんぶ, entry #2)

Kanji

室

Readings: シツ、 むろ

Meanings: room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar

Example Sentences

緊急室(きんきゅうしつ)へ。

➥Report to the emergency room.

８３９号室(ごうしつ)です。

➥This is room 839.

洗濯室(せんたくしつ)は地下(ちか)です。

➥The laundry room is in the basement.

教室(きょうしつ)で食(た)べるの。

➥I eat in the classroom.

教室(きょうしつ)で食(た)べるの？

➥You eat in the classroom?

職員(しょくいん)以外(いがい)入室(にゅうしつ)禁止(きんし)。

➥Admittance to staff members only.