隣室

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 隣室 is read as りんしつ and means the adjoining or next room.
• Basic usage: It can identify where a sound comes from or the room in which someone waits while a meeting runs long.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The source of a sound
  • 隣室から means that a sound or sign of activity comes from the adjoining room. Example: 隣室から楽しそうな笑い声が聞こえました。
• A place to wait
  • 隣室で待つ means waiting in the room directly next to the current one. Example: 会議が長引いたため、隣室で待つことにしました。