Translation guide
The English word 'suite' has several distinct meanings. This guide covers the most common ones for learners: a set of connected hotel rooms, a set of matching furniture, a set of software programs, and a musical suite. It also touches on the use for a set of rooms in an office or similar context.
A set of connected rooms in a hotel, typically more luxurious than a standard room.
The most common and direct loanword for a hotel suite. Widely understood in Japan.
スイートルームを予約しました。
I booked a suite room.
このホテルのスイートはとても広いです。
The suite in this hotel is very spacious.
Literally 'suite room'. Often used interchangeably with スイート, but slightly more explicit.
スイートルームにアップグレードしてもらえました。
I got upgraded to a suite room.
A set of furniture pieces designed to be used together, like a bedroom suite or dining suite.
The most common way to refer to a matching set of furniture. Often combined with the type of furniture.
寝室用の家具セットを買いました。
I bought a bedroom furniture suite.
このダイニングセットはいくらですか？
How much is this dining suite?
Means 'a complete set' and can be used for furniture or other items. More formal than セット.
A collection of software programs sold as a package, like Microsoft Office.
Used in IT contexts, often as part of a compound like オフィススイート.
オフィススイートをインストールしました。
I installed the office suite.
このスイートにはワープロと表計算ソフトが含まれています。
This suite includes word processing and spreadsheet software.
Explicitly 'software suite'. Used when clarity is needed.
新しいソフトウェアスイートがリリースされました。
A new software suite has been released.
A set of instrumental pieces, often from a larger work like a ballet or opera, or an independent composition.
The standard Japanese term for a musical suite. Used in classical music contexts.
チャイコフスキーの「くるみ割り人形」組曲が好きです。
I like Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite.
この組曲は四つの楽章から成ります。
This suite consists of four movements.
Also used in music, especially for modern or jazz suites, but 組曲 is more traditional.
A set of rooms used for a particular purpose, such as an executive suite in an office building.
Can be used for office suites, especially in modern business contexts.
役員スイートは最上階にあります。
The executive suite is on the top floor.
A more descriptive phrase meaning 'a series of rooms'. Less common but understandable.
そのオフィスは一連の部屋から成っています。
The office consists of a suite of rooms.
応接セット一式を新調しました。
We bought a new living room suite (complete set).
ジャズスイートを演奏します。
We will perform a jazz suite.