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収納室 (shuunoushitsu) Japanese meaning: storage room | Kotomora

収しゅう納のう室しつ

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Meanings

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storage room; closet

A room or dedicated space for storing items; can refer to a walk-in closet, pantry, or general storage room in a house or building.

この家いえには広ひろい収しゅう納のう室しつがあります

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This house has a large storage room.

季き節せつの衣い類るいは収しゅう納のう室しつにしまってある。

Seasonal clothes are kept in the storage room.

Kanji

収income, obtain, reap
納settlement, obtain, reap
室room, apartment, chamber

Related words

納なん戸ど
納戸 is a traditional Japanese storage room, often smaller and used for bedding or household goods, while 収納室 is a more general modern term for any storage room or closet.
クローゼット
クローゼット specifically refers to a clothes closet, often built-in, whereas 収納室 can be a larger multipurpose storage room.

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収しゅう納のう+室しつ

Etymology

Compound of 収納 (storage) and 室 (room). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word follows standard Sino-Japanese compounding patterns.