寝室|しんしつshinshitsu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounbedroom
    ジュディーは子供こどもたちを寝室しんしつへ行いかせた。↗
    Judy sent her children to bed.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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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Japanese definitions
  1. 家いえの部屋へやで、就寝しゅうしんに用もちいるもの。一般いっぱんには、ベッドなど就寝しゅうしん具ぐが常置じょうちされており、家族かぞくの者もの以外いがいが出入でいりすることはまれである。
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