更衣室

• 読み: こういしつ
• ローマ字: kouishitsu
• 漢字の分解: 更 (kou/sara) — renew, change, again; 衣 (i/koromo) — garment, clothing; 室 (shitsu) — room
• 発音: /koː.i.ɕi.tsɯ/

意味

Locker room; changing room; dressing room. A room designated for changing clothes.

A noun referring to a room where people change their clothing. Found in gyms, swimming pools, hospitals, workplaces, and department stores. The formal equivalent of everyday expressions like 着替える場所 (kigaeru basho, place to change). Often appears on signs and facility maps. In Japanese workplaces, 更衣室 may be where employees change into uniforms.

例文

1. プールの更衣室でロッカーの鍵をなくした。
2. 病院の更衣室で手術着に着替えた。
3. 更衣室は男女別になっている。

使い方ガイド

場面: sports facilities, workplace, hospitals

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 更 (kou, renew/change) + 衣 (i, garment/clothing) + 室 (shitsu, room). Literally 'garment-changing room' — a space designated for putting on different clothes.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal