dormitory in Japanese
dormitory in Japanese is 寝室, 宿舎, 寮 — dormitory means a large room or building with many beds, used for communal sleeping, especially by students.
dormitory in Japanese
寝室
Pronounced: shinshitsu
A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.
宿舎
Pronounced: shukusha
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
寮
Pronounced: ryō
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
What does "dormitory" mean?
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noun A large room or building with many beds, used for communal sleeping, especially by students.
"She spent her first year of university living in a noisy dormitory."
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noun A suburb or town whose residents mostly commute elsewhere for work.
"The village had become little more than a dormitory town for commuters into the city."
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dormitory in a sentence
- She spent her first year of university living in a noisy dormitory.
- The hostel dormitory slept up to twelve backpackers a night.
- The village had become little more than a dormitory town for commuters into the city.
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What is "dormitory" in Japanese?
"dormitory" in Japanese is 寝室, 宿舎, 寮. dormitory means: A large room or building with many beds, used for communal sleeping, especially by students.
How do you pronounce 寝室?
"dormitory" in Japanese is 寝室, pronounced "shinshitsu".
How do you use "dormitory" in a sentence?
Example: "She spent her first year of university living in a noisy dormitory." In Japanese, "dormitory" is 寝室, 宿舎, 寮.
Are there other ways to say "dormitory" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 3 translations listed for "dormitory": 寝室, 宿舎, 寮.
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