休憩室

Japanese

Kanji in this term
休	憩	室
きゅう Grade: 1	けい Grade: S	しつ Grade: 2
kan'on

Etymology

Compound of 休(きゅう)憩(けい) (kyūkei, “rest, break”) + 室(しつ) (shitsu, “room”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きゅうけーしつ [kyùúkéꜜèshìtsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kʲɨːke̞ːɕi̥t͡sɨ]

Noun

休(きゅう)憩(けい)室(しつ) • (kyūkeishitsu) ^{←きうけいしつ (kiukeisitu)?}

1. lounge
   • 1933, Miyamoto Yuriko, Roshia-kakumei wa fujin o kaihō shita, kuchibi o kitta fujin day no tatakai‎^[2]:

     この頃(ごろ)では、モスクワの停(てい)留(りゅう)場(じょう)でさえ、母(ぼ)子(し)休(きゅう)憩(けい)室(しつ)がつくられ、特(とく)別(べつ)母(はは)と子(こ)のための便(べん)利(り)を考(かんが)えて食(しょく)堂(どう)までついているそうである。

     Kono goro de wa, Mosukuwa no teiryūjō de sae, boshi kyūkeishitsu ga tsukurare, tokubetsu haha to ko no tame no benri o kangaete shokudō made tsuiteiru sō de aru.

     These days, I hear that even stations in Moscow have lounges for mothers and children, and they have even cafeterias specially designed for the convenience of mothers and children.

Synonyms

• ラウンジ (raunji)

Korean

Hanja in this term
休	憩	室

Noun

休憩室 • (hyugesil) (hangeul 휴게실)

1. hanja form^? of 휴게실 (“lounge”)