寝室(しんしつ)

しんしつ
noun
bedroom
1. bedroom
A room used primarily for sleeping.
寝室(しんしつ)で本(ほん)を読(よ)む。
To read a book in the bedroom.
寝室(しんしつ)は2階(かい)にある。
The bedroom is on the second floor.
主(しゅ)寝室(しんしつ)にクローゼットがある。
The master bedroom has a closet.
寝室(しんしつ)の電気(でんき)を消(け)して寝(ね)る。
I turn off the bedroom light and go to sleep.
この家(いえ)は寝室(しんしつ)が三(みっ)つある。
This house has three bedrooms.

寝室(しんしつ) is a somewhat formal word for bedroom, composed of 寝(しん) (sleep) + 室(しつ) (room). In everyday conversation, ベッドルーム or simply 部屋(へや) is more common.

WORD FORMATION:
The 室(しつ) suffix appears in many room names: 浴室(よくしつ) (bathroom), 教室(きょうしつ) (classroom), 会議室(かいぎしつ) (meeting room).

RELATED ROOMS:

  • 居間(いま): living room
  • 和室(わしつ): Japanese-style room
  • 洋室(ようしつ): Western-style room
  • 子供部屋(こどもべや): children's room

USAGE:
Used in real estate listings (e.g., 3LDK = 3 bedrooms + living/dining/kitchen), architecture, and formal descriptions. In casual speech, people more often say 部屋(へや) or ベッドルーム.

Related Words

Related: 浴室(よくしつ) (bathroom)
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Added 2026.1.16 14:20 · Revised 2026.4.4 11:26
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