Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 客きゃく 室しつ を 予よ 約やく する to reserve a guest room/cabin at a place
I reserved three guest rooms at the hotel.
客きゃく 室しつ にチェックインする to check into a guest room
You can check into your room at 3 p.m.
客きゃく 室しつ でくつろぐ to relax in the guest room/cabin
I relaxed in the cabin during the long flight.
Kanji 客 guest, visitor, customer 室 room, apartment, chamber Related words 部屋 is the general word for any room, while 客室 specifically means a room set aside for guests or passengers.
応接間 is the more common modern term for a room to receive guests in a private home, whereas 客室 sounds more formal or old-fashioned in that sense.
キャビン is the loanword used specifically for a cabin on a plane or ship, while 客室 is the native Japanese term covering the same idea plus hotel rooms.
個室 emphasizes a private, single-occupancy room, while 客室 simply means a room intended for guests without implying privacy.
客室 is a general term for a guest room in a hotel, inn, or vehicle, while 船室 refers specifically to a cabin on a ship.
Don't confuse with 客室 usually refers to a guest room in a hotel, ship, or train, while 客間 refers to a guest-receiving room within a private home.
Word family room clerk (hotel); steward (ship)
cabin crew; flight attendant
room occupancy rate; guest room usage rate
Etymology Compound of 客 (guest, customer) and 室 (room). The meaning 'drawing room' is an extension of the basic 'guest room' sense.
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