Japanese symbol for “classroom”
教室
きょうしつ
Romaji: kyoushitsu
classroom; lecture room
In Japanese, classroom is 教室, read きょうしつ (kyoushitsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n classroom; lecture room
- n department (in a university)
- n class; lessons; course
- n school (for a particular discipline); teaching establishment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “classroom”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教場 | きょうじょう kyoujou | classroom |
| クラスルーム | クラスルーム kurasuruumu | classroom |
| 教育現場 | きょういくげんば kyouikugenba | educational interface; the classroom; the chalkface |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教育 | きょういく kyouiku | education; schooling; training |
| 教え | おしえ oshie | teaching; instruction; teachings |
| 教授 | きょうじゅ kyouju | professor |
| 教師 | きょうし kyoushi | teacher; instructor |
| 宗教 | しゅうきょう shuukyou | religion; religious affiliation; belief |
| 室内 | しつない shitsunai | indoor; inside the room |
| 客室 | きゃくしつ kyakushitsu | guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane) |
| 寝室 | しんしつ shinshitsu | bedroom |
See also: Chinese symbol for “classroom”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.