寝室|しんしつshinshitsu[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounbedroom
- SynonymベッドルームNeutralA loanword used mostly in real-estate ads and for Western-style homes; in daily conversation, say 「寝室」.
- Related寝部屋ねべやCasualA colloquial native-Japanese word for a room used for sleeping; plain in tone and not much used. Generally say 「寝室」.
- Related寝間ねまNeutralA room for sleeping at night; slightly old-fashioned in feel. Modern speakers say 「寝室」.
- Related寝所しんじょWrittenA sleeping place or bedroom; archaic, seen chiefly in period dramas describing the bedchambers of nobles.
- Related臥所ふしどWrittenAn archaic word for a bedroom or a bed; found in literary works and not used in everyday speech.
- Related閨ねやWrittenEspecially a married couple's bedroom; also an inner room deep in the house. Archaic with an elegant, private air; not used in daily life.
- Related寝処NeutralA place for sleeping, not necessarily a room; dated and rarely used. The proper term is 「寝室」.
For a bedroom, say 「寝室」; real-estate ads often use 「ベッドルーム」. 「寝部屋」 is a plain colloquial alternative, while 「寝間」「寝処」「寝所」「臥所」「閨」 are dated or literary words you will mainly meet in older texts and period dramas.
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