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Japanese-style room
A traditional Japanese room with tatami mat flooring, typically featuring fusuma (sliding doors) and a tokonoma (alcove).
和室で過ごす。
To spend time in a Japanese-style room.
この旅館には和室と洋室がある。
This inn has both Japanese-style and Western-style rooms.
畳の和室は落ち着いた雰囲気がある。
A Japanese-style room with tatami has a calming atmosphere.
和室 is composed of 和 (Japanese) + 室 (room). It refers to a traditional Japanese-style room with 畳 (tatami mat) flooring.
TYPICAL FEATURES:
- 畳: tatami mats (straw flooring)
- 襖: sliding paper doors (between rooms)
- 障子: paper sliding screens (for windows)
- 床の間: decorative alcove
- 押し入れ: built-in closet for 布団
CONTRAST:
- 和室: Japanese-style room (tatami, futon, floor seating)
- 洋室: Western-style room (flooring, beds, chairs)
USAGE:
Common when describing 旅館 (Japanese inns), apartments, or house layouts. Room size is measured in 畳 (tatami mats): 六畳の和室 (a 6-tatami Japanese room). Modern Japanese homes often have one 和室 alongside 洋室.