JLPT N3 · Noun

書斎 (shosai)

書斎 (しょさい, shosai) is a Japanese noun meaning “study; library”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょさい
Romaji: shosai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

study; library; den; home office; reading room · noun

Example sentences

このドアは書斎に通じている。

This door leads to the study.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 書斎

writeショ・か.く・-が.き · 10 strokes

purification, Buddhist food, roomサイ・とき・つつし.む · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 書斎.

書くかくto write辞書じしょdictionary葉書はがきpostcard図書館としょかんlibrary書物しょもつbook書類しょるいdocument読書どくしょreading (books)図書としょbooks教科書きょうかしょtextbook書留かきとめregistered mail書取かきとりwriting down from other written material書籍しょせきbook書店しょてんbookshop書道しょどうcalligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)

Source: JMdict entry 1344030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.