1.
hospital room; sickroom; patient's room
A room in a hospital where patients stay during their admission. Also used more broadly for any room where a sick person rests.
A standard compound: 病 (illness) + 室 (room). Very common in hospital-related contexts.
Room types
- 個室: private room (single occupancy)
- 大部屋: shared ward (multiple beds)
- 二人部屋: double room
- 四人部屋: four-bed room
Common collocations
- 病室を訪ねる: to visit a hospital room
- 病室に入る: to enter the hospital room
- 病室で過ごす: to spend time in a hospital room
- 病室の窓: the hospital room window