浴室(よくしつ)

よくしつ
noun
bathroom; bathing room
1. bathroom; bathing room
A room containing a bathtub or shower for bathing.
浴室(よくしつ)を掃除(そうじ)する。
To clean the bathroom.
浴室(よくしつ)に換気扇(かんきせん)がある。
There is a ventilation fan in the bathroom.
浴室(よくしつ)と洗面所(せんめんじょ)が別(べつ)になっている。
The bathroom and washroom are separate.
浴室(よくしつ)にカビが生(は)えた。
Mold has grown in the bathroom.
このホテルの浴室(よくしつ)は広(ひろ)くて気持(きも)ちいい。
This hotel's bathroom is spacious and nice.

浴室(よくしつ) is composed of 浴(よく) (bath) + 室(しつ) (room). It specifically means the room for bathing, not the toilet. In casual speech, お風呂(ふろ) is far more common.

JAPANESE BATHROOM LAYOUT:
Japanese bathrooms are typically separate from the toilet room. The 浴室(よくしつ) contains a 浴槽(よくそう) (bathtub), a shower, and a washing area outside the tub where you wash before soaking.

REGISTER:
浴室(よくしつ) is used in formal contexts — real estate listings, hotel descriptions, and written language. In daily conversation, お風呂(ふろ) or 風呂場(ふろば) is preferred.

RELATED TERMS:

  • お風呂(ふろ): bath (casual)
  • 風呂場(ふろば): bathroom (casual)
  • 洗面所(せんめんじょ): washroom/vanity area
  • 脱衣所(だついじょ): changing room (adjacent to bath)

Related Words

Related: 寝室(しんしつ) (bedroom)
Related: 浴槽(よくそう) (bathtub)
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Added 2026.1.16 14:20 · Revised 2026.4.4 11:26
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