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How do you say "changing rooms" in Japanese?
更衣室
kōishitsu
In Japanese, "changing rooms" is 更衣室 (kōishitsu).
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Pronunciation
更衣室 is written using kanji. Romanised as kōishitsu, it sounds roughly like "koh-ee-shee-tsoo" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
Kōishitsu combines change (更衣) and room (室). Kōi is the formal term for changing clothes, and shitsu means enclosed room.
Example sentence
あの更衣室はとても大きいです。
Ano Kōishitsu wa totemo ookii desu.
That changing rooms is very large.
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How to remember 更衣室
Kō (change) i (clothes) shitsu (room). A changing room is where you put on or remove clothing.
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Questions about 更衣室
How do you pronounce 更衣室?
更衣室 is romanised as kōishitsu. Say it roughly like "koh-ee-shee-tsoo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 更衣室 formal or casual?
更衣室 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 更衣室 written in Japanese?
更衣室 is written using kanji. Kōishitsu combines change (更衣) and room (室).
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"Changing rooms" in other languages
- Korean 방 바꾸기 (bang bakkugi)
- Chinese 更衣室 (gēng yī shì)
- Spanish vestuarios
- Spanish (Latin America) probadores
- French les vestiaires
- German die Umkleidekabinen
- Italian gli spogliatoi
- Russian примерочные (primeročnye)
- Greek τα δοκιμαστήρια (ta dhokimastiria)
- Arabic أوضة تغيير الملابس (uoodit taghyeer ilmalaebis)
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