(びじゅつしつ)

びじゅつしつ
noun
art room; art studio (in a school)
1. art room; art studio; art classroom
A room in a school designated for art classes, equipped with easels, supplies, and sinks for painting and other art activities.
美術室(びじゅつしつ)()()く。
To paint in the art room.
放課後(ほうかご)美術室(びじゅつしつ)作品(さくひん)仕上(しあ)げた。
After school, I finished my artwork in the art room.
美術室(びじゅつしつ)には石膏像(せっこうぞう)やイーゼルが(なら)んでいた。
Plaster busts and easels were lined up in the art room.

A compound of 美術(びじゅつ) (art, fine arts) and (しつ) (room). A standard fixture in Japanese schools, where 美術(びじゅつ) is a required subject in junior high school.

RELATED SCHOOL ROOMS:

  • 音楽室(おんがくしつ) — music room
  • 理科室(りかしつ) — science room/lab
  • 家庭科室(かていかしつ) — home economics room
  • 図工室(ずこうしつ) — arts and crafts room (elementary school)
  • 体育館(たいいくかん) — gymnasium

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 画室(がしつ) — artist's studio (professional, not school)
  • アトリエ — atelier, art studio (professional or personal workspace)