English Explanatory Dictionary

washitsu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Japanese room with tatami flooring and usually sliding doors.

Word forms

washitsu washitsus

Etymology

From Japanese 和室 (washitsu わしつ), from Middle Chinese 和 (ɣwa, a gloss for ʔwa 倭 "Japan") + 室 (ʃit "room").

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