| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 椅子 | いす | イス |
Pronunciation: isu
How to Say It Outloud: ee-soo
Usage: Common noun used to refer to a chair.
Example Sentence Japanese:
この部屋に椅子が二つあります。
この部屋に椅子が二つあります。Example Sentence English:There are two chairs in this room.
There are two chairs in this room.Dictionary
椅子いすCommon wordjlpt-n3jlpt-n5
Noun- chair; seat; stool; bench
- post; position; seat; office
- Chair
議長ぎちょうCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
- Speaker (politics)
チェアチェアCommon word
Noun- chair
講座こうざCommon word
Noun- course (e.g. of lectures)
- academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
籐椅子とういす
Noun- rattan chair; cane chair; wicker chair
安楽椅子あんらくいす
Noun- easy chair; armchair
回転椅子かいてんいす
Noun- swivel chair
椅子席いすせき
Noun- chair seat; chair seating (as opposed to sitting on the floor)
パイプ椅子パイプいす
Noun- folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
- Folding chair
空気椅子くうきいす
Noun- air chair; wall sit; exercise mimicking sitting in a chair
- chain of people sitting on each other's laps
子供椅子こどもいす
Noun- children's chair; kids' chair
- high chair
駕籠屋かごや
Noun- sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
階段昇降機かいだんしょうこうき
Noun- stairlift; (home) chair lift
- Stairlift
ワークチェアワークチェア
Noun- desk chair; office chair; computer chair
デスクチェアデスクチェア
Noun- desk chair; office chair; computer chair
オフィスチェアオフィスチェア
Noun- office chair; desk chair; computer chair
電気椅子でんきいす
Noun- electric chair
- Electric chair
正副議長せいふくぎちょう
Noun- speaker and deputy speaker; chair and vice-chair; president and vice-president (of the senate, council, etc.)
肘掛け椅子ひじかけいす
Noun- armchair; chair with arm rests
- senior staff
司会しかいCommon wordjlpt-n2
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
- leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairmanship
- chairman; presenter; host; moderator; master of ceremonies
- Presenter
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