客室(きゃくしつ)

きゃくしつ
noun
guest room; hotel room; passenger cabin
1. guest room; hotel room
A room in a hotel, inn, or house designated for guests.
客室(きゃくしつ)の鍵(かぎ)をもらった。
I received the room key.
このホテルには客室(きゃくしつ)が三百(さんびゃく)室(しつ)ある。
This hotel has 300 rooms.
旅館(りょかん)の客室(きゃくしつ)から海(うみ)が見(み)えた。
I could see the ocean from the inn's guest room.
2. passenger cabin; passenger compartment
The passenger area of an airplane, ship, or train, as distinct from the crew area.
客室(きゃくしつ)は満席(まんせき)です。
The passenger cabin is full.
客室(きゃくしつ)の窓(まど)から雲(くも)が見(み)えた。
I could see clouds from the cabin window.
客室(きゃくしつ)乗務員(じょうむいん)が飲(の)み物(もの)を配(くば)っている。
The cabin crew is distributing drinks.

A versatile word used in both hospitality and transportation contexts.

SENSE 1 — HOTEL/INN:

  • 客室(きゃくしつ)数(すう): number of rooms
  • 客室(きゃくしつ)係(がかり): room attendant
  • 客室(きゃくしつ)清掃(せいそう): room cleaning
  • 客室(きゃくしつ)料金(りょうきん): room rate

SENSE 2 — AIRPLANE/SHIP:

  • 客室(きゃくしつ)乗務員(じょうむいん): cabin crew, flight attendant
  • 客室(きゃくしつ)内(ない): inside the cabin

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 部屋(へや): room — general, everyday word
  • 和室(わしつ): Japanese-style room
  • 洋室(ようしつ): Western-style room
  • キャビン: cabin — loanword, used mainly for ships and planes

FORMATION:
客(きゃく) (guest, passenger) + 室(しつ) (room).

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