Definitions for washitsu
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1. Washitsu

   A washitsu (和室), meaning "Japanese-style room(s)", and frequently called a "tatami room" in English, is a Japanese room with traditional tatami flooring. Washitsu also usually have sliding doors (fusuma), rather than hinged doors between rooms. They may have shōji and, if the particular room is meant to serve as a reception room for guests, it may have a tokonoma (alcove for decorative items). Traditionally, most rooms in a Japanese dwelling were in washitsu style. However, many modern Japanese houses have only one washitsu, which is sometimes used for entertaining guests, and most other rooms are Western-style. Many new construction Japanese apartments have no washitsu at all, instead using linoleum or hardwood floors. The size of a washitsu is measured by the number of tatami mats, using the counter word jō (畳), which, depending on the area, are between 1.5 m2 and 1.8 m2. (See tatami.) Typical room sizes are six or eight tatami mats in a private home. There are also half-sized mats, as in a 4.5-tatami room. People sit directly on the tatami, on zabuton (a kind of cushion), or on special low chairs set on the tatami. For sleeping, a futon is laid out in the evening and folded away in the morning. Other furniture in a washitsu may include a low table at which a family may eat dinner or entertain guests, and a kotatsu, a particular type of low table that contains a heating element used in the wintertime, may also be provided. The kotatsu may be particularly important in winter as most Japanese homes do not have central heating. The antonym is yōshitsu (洋室), meaning "Western-style room(s)". Another term for washitsu is nihonma (日本間), and the corresponding term for yōshitsu is yōma (洋間).

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1. Washitsu

   Washitsu, meaning "Japanese-style room", is a Japanese term used as an antonym for the term yōshitsu, meaning "Western-style room." Another term for washitsu is nihonma, and the corresponding term for yōshitsu is yōma. A distinguishing feature of washitsu is their tatami flooring. Washitsu also usually have sliding doors, rather than hinged doors between rooms. They may have shōji and, if the particular room is meant to serve as a reception room for guests, it may have a tokonoma. In the past, almost all Japanese rooms were washitsu, and Japanese people slept on futons laid on the tatami and sat directly on the tatami or on zabutons set on the tatami. Nowadays, many Japanese houses have only one washitsu, which is sometimes used for entertaining guests, and most rooms are Western-style. Many new construction Japanese apartments do not have washitsu at all, instead using linoleum or hardwood floors. The size of a washitsu is measured by the number of tatami mats, using the counter word jō. Typical sizes are six or eight tatami mats in a private home. There are also half-sized mats, as in a 4.5 tatami room.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of washitsu in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of washitsu in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washitsu
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=washitsu