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Japanese symbol for “indoor”

Romaji: shitsunai
indoor; inside the room

In Japanese, indoor is , read (shitsunai).

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

  1. adj-no, n indoor; inside the room

Kanji and stroke order

room, apartment, chamber
on: シツ
kun: むろ
9 strokes · JLPT 3
inside, within, between
on: ナイ、ダイ
kun: うち
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “indoor”

WordReadingMeaning
インドア indoaindoor

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きょうしつ kyoushitsuclassroom; lecture room
きゃくしつ kyakushitsuguest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane)
しんしつ shinshitsubedroom
おんしつ onshitsugreenhouse; hothouse; conservatory
よくしつ yokushitsubathroom
ないよう naiyoucontents; content; substance
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic
ないぶ naibuinterior; inside; internal

See also: Chinese symbol for “indoor”.

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.

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