room, chamber
On'yomi (音読み)
- シツ
- シ
- ジュ
- リュウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- むろ
About this kanji
The kanji 室 means "room" or "chamber" and is often used as a noun. You’ll find it in words like 教室 (きょうしつ), which means "classroom," where lessons take place. Another example is 研究室 (けんきゅうしつ), meaning "research room," typically found in universities or laboratories. 室内 (しつない) translates to "indoors," indicating an area inside a building. It's seen in many contexts, especially in educational or office settings. A note to remember: although 室 is usually a noun, it can also be part of compound verbs when combined with other kanji.
Built from
Example sentences
彼女は自分の室で勉強します。
She studies in her own room.
Meanings across languages
- English
- room, chamber
- Tiếng Việt
- phòng, buồng
- 日本語
- 室, 部屋
- 한국어
- 방
- 中文
- 房间
- id
- ruang
- th
- ห้อง
- es
- habitación
- fr
- chambre
- de
- Zimmer
- pt
- quarto
Common compounds
- 教室classroom
- 研究室research room, laboratory
- 室内indoors, inside a room
- 事務室office, administrative room
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