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応接間

Reading

Kana: おうせつま
Romaji: ousetsuma
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Definition

1

reception room; parlor; parlour

Kanji

Readings: オウ、 ヨウ、 -ノウ、 あた.る、 まさに、 こた.える
Meanings: apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
Readings: セツ、 ショウ、 つ.ぐ
Meanings: touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space

Example Sentences

(わたし)応接間(おうせつま)案内(あんない)された。
➥I was ushered into the drawing room.
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(わたし)(ゆか)についてからも応接間(おうせつま)人声(ひとごえ)意識(いしき)()った。
➥Even after I went to bed, I was conscious of the voices in the parlor.
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(いま)この応接間(おうせつま)(はい)ってはいけません。
➥Don't go into this drawing room now.
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