Kanji 室

音読おんよみ: シツ

訓読くんよみ: むろ

画数かくすう: 9 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 宀(うかんむり)

Meaning

Room, indoor space, or chamber.


  • 教室きょうしつ — classroom
  • 浴室よくしつ — bathroom
  • 温室おんしつ — greenhouse
  • 寝室しんしつ — bedroom
  • 室内しつない — indoor / inside the room
  • 音室おんしつ — soundproof room

室 combines the radical 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.

寝室しんしつほんみます。
I read books in the bedroom.

教室きょうしつ学生がくせい十人じゅうにんいます。
There are ten students in the classroom.

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