(こういしつ)

こういしつ
noun
changing room; locker room
1. changing room; locker room; dressing room
A room where people change clothes, found in gyms, pools, sports facilities, and stores.
更衣室(こういしつ)着替(きが)えてください。
Please change in the changing room.
プールの更衣室(こういしつ)男女(だんじょ)別々(べつべつ)だ。
The pool changing rooms are separate for men and women.
更衣室(こういしつ)にロッカーがある。
There are lockers in the changing room.

FORMATION:
更衣(こうい) (changing clothes) + (しつ) (room)

LOCATIONS:

  • ジム - gym
  • プール - pool
  • スポーツ施設(しせつ) - sports facilities
  • 試着室(しちゃくしつ) - fitting room (in stores, different term)

COLLOCATIONS:

  • 更衣室(こういしつ)着替(きが)える - to change in the changing room
  • 更衣室(こういしつ)使(つか)う - to use the changing room
  • 更衣室(こういしつ)のロッカー - changing room lockers

SIMILAR TERMS:

  • 試着室(しちゃくしつ) - fitting room (for trying on clothes in stores)
  • 控室(ひかえしつ) - waiting room; green room