和 室(わしつ)

わしつ

noun

Japanese-style room

1. Japanese-style room

A traditional Japanese room with tatami mat flooring, typically featuring fusuma (sliding doors) and a tokonoma (alcove).

和室(わしつ)で過(す)ごす。

To spend time in a Japanese-style room.

この旅館(りょかん)には和室(わしつ)と洋室(ようしつ)がある。

This inn has both Japanese-style and Western-style rooms.

畳(たたみ)の和室(わしつ)は落(お)ち着(つ)いた雰囲気(ふんいき)がある。

A Japanese-style room with tatami has a calming atmosphere.

和室(わしつ) is composed of 和(わ) (Japanese) + 室(しつ) (room). It refers to a traditional Japanese-style room with 畳(たたみ) (tatami mat) flooring.

Cultural note

畳(たたみ): tatami mats (straw flooring)
襖(ふすま): sliding paper doors (between rooms)
障子(しょうじ): paper sliding screens (for windows)
床(とこ)の間(ま): decorative alcove
押(お)し入(い)れ: built-in closet for 布団(ふとん)

Similar words

洋室(ようしつ): Western-style room (flooring, beds, chairs)

Usage

Common when describing 旅館(りょかん) (Japanese inns), apartments, or house layouts. Room size is measured in 畳(じょう) (tatami mats): 六畳(ろくじょう)の和室(わしつ) (a 6-tatami Japanese room). Modern Japanese homes often have one 和室(わしつ) alongside 洋室(ようしつ).

Related Words

Antonym: 洋室(ようしつ) (Western-style room)

Related: 部屋(へや) (general word for room)

Related: 寝室(しんしつ) (bedroom)

Related: 応接間(おうせつま) (reception room)

Compare: お座敷(ざしき) (tatami room banquet)

Compare: 客室(きゃくしつ) (guest room)

Compare: ベッドルーム (bedroom)

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Added 2026.2.7 20:20 · Revised 2026.10.10 3:20

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