教室

きょうしつ
JLPT:N5
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1

A room where lessons or lectures are held; a classroom or lecture room.

Noun

Examples

新しい教室は窓が大きくて明るい。

The new classroom has large windows and is bright.

教室は二階の左側にあります。

The classroom is on the left side of the second floor.

授業は午前9時から教室で始まります。

The class starts in the classroom at 9 a.m.

2

An older term used in universities to refer to a department, laboratory, or academic unit.

Noun

Examples

彼は大学の化学教室で分子構造の研究をしている。

He researches molecular structures in the university's chemistry department.

この教室は長年にわたり同じテーマを研究してきた。

This department has been researching the same theme for many years.

戦前は学内の一単位を『教室』と呼ぶことが多かった。

Before the war, it was common to call an academic unit within a university a 'kyōshitsu.'

3

A class, lesson, or course (the instructional session itself); e.g., language or skill classes.

Noun

Examples

毎週土曜日に英会話教室の教室を受けている。

I attend the English conversation class every Saturday.

この教室は初心者向けのコースだ。

This class is a course for beginners.

教室の内容は文法と会話の練習が中心だ。

The class focuses mainly on grammar and conversation practice.

4

A teaching establishment or private school for a particular discipline (e.g., music school, piano class).

Noun

Examples

子どもをピアノ教室に通わせている。

I have my child attend a piano class.

音楽教室の先生は優しくて、初心者にも丁寧に教えてくれる。

The music school teacher is kind and teaches beginners carefully.

近所に英会話教室ができたので、見学に行った。

An English conversation school opened in the neighborhood, so I went to take a look.

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