Meaning

Primary

Western-Style Room

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A Western style room is a Western-style room. We're talking the kind of room that's not filled with tatami mats. It's good to know this word if you're staying at a hotel and prefer a 洋室 with a bed over a 和室 with a futon and tatami.

Reading

ようしつ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 洋室のドア

    door of a Western-style room

    洋室のクローゼット

    closet of a Western-style room

    洋室のベッド

    bed in a Western-style room

Context Sentences

この家には小さな洋室が三つあります。

This house has three small Western-style rooms.

洋室にはベッドとデスクがあります。

There are beds and desks in the Western-style room.

私の部屋は水色の洋室です。

My room is a light blue Western-style room.

Kanji Composition