Japanese symbol for “flatmate”
同室者
どうしつしゃ
Romaji: doushitsusha
roommate; person sharing a room; flatmate
In Japanese, flatmate is 同室者, read どうしつしゃ (doushitsusha).
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 roommate; person sharing a room; flatmate
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “flatmate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同居人 | どうきょにん doukyonin | housemate; flatmate; roommate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同様 | どうよう douyou | same; similar; (just) like |
| 同士 | どうし doushi | fellow; mutual; companion |
| 共同 | きょうどう kyoudou | cooperation; collaboration; association |
| 同じ | おなじ onaji | same; identical; equal |
| 同時 | どうじ douji | same time |
| 同意 | どうい doui | agreement; consent; approval |
| 教室 | きょうしつ kyoushitsu | classroom; lecture room |
| 室内 | しつない shitsunai | indoor; inside the room |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
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.