室 means “room”

しつ · shitsu

Also: apartment, chamber, greenhouse

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

むろ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シツ

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The story

Under a roof (宀), an arrow (矢) reaches its mark (至): 室 is a space with purpose, a room that arrives at its function. In Japanese, rooms are defined by what happens inside them: 教室 (kyoushitsu, classroom), 寝室 (shinshitsu, bedroom).

Used in 教室 (kyoushitsu, classroom), 和室 (washitsu, Japanese-style room), and 温室 (onshitsu, greenhouse)

Words with 室

• 寝室 (しんしつ, shinshitsu): bedroom
• 教室 (きょうしつ, kyoushitsu): classroom
• 和室 (わしつ, washitsu): Japanese-style room

Example sentences

• 教室に生徒がいます。 There are students in the classroom.
• 和室でお茶を飲みました。 I drank tea in the Japanese-style room.

Kanji that look like 室

• 宝 (treasure): 室 has 至 (arrive) under the roof: a room; 宝 has 玉 (jade) under the roof: treasure

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.