Meaning

Primary

Western Style Room

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A Western style room is a Western style room. We're talking something that's not a tatami mat filled room. Good to know this word if you're staying in hotels or ryokans and prefer not to sleep on a futon, etc.

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

  • 洋室にいる

    to be in a Western-style room

    洋室にリフォームする

    to renovate into a Western-style room

    洋室にする

    to make into a Western-style room

Context Sentences

コウイチの発言で、洋室にいた全いんがこおりついてしまった。

When Koichi made that comment, everybody in the western style room froze.

この洋室、はじめて来た場所なのに、なんだかよく知ってる部屋のような気がする。

This western style room looks strangely familiar, though I know I've never been here before.

私の部屋は六畳の洋室で、壁の色は私の好きな水色です。

My room is a western style room, about ten square meters, with my favorite color of light blue on the walls.

Kanji Composition