What does 書斎 (shosai | しょさい) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

私の書斎は２階にある。
watashi no shosai wa ni kai ni aru.
My study is upstairs.

彼は書斎に引きこもった。
kare wa shosai ni hiki komotta.
He closeted himself in his study.

この書斎は私の父のです。
kono shosai wa watashi no chichi no desu.
This study is my father's study.

父は車庫を書斎に改造した。
chichi wa shako o shosai ni kaizō shi ta.
My father converted a garage into a study.

父はその人を書斎に入れた。
chichi wa sono hito o shosai ni ire ta.
Father showed him into the study.

彼女の夫が書斎から現れた。
kanojo no otto ga shosai kara araware ta.
Her husband emerged from his study.

彼の書斎は公園に面している。
kare no shosai wa kōen ni menshi te iru.
His study gives on the park. | His study faces the park.

彼の書斎には本がたくさんある。
kare no shosai ni wa hon ga takusan aru.
There are plenty of books in his study.

妻が寝た後、書斎で仕事をした。
tsuma ga ne ta nochi, shosai de shigoto o shi ta.
I worked in my study after my wife had gone to bed.

その詩人は自分の書斎で自殺した。
sono shijin wa jibun no shosai de jisatsu shi ta.
The poet committed suicide in his study.

その作家は自分の書斎で自殺した。
sono sakka wa jibun no shosai de jisatsu shi ta.
The author killed himself in his study.

彼女は書斎で何か書き物をしている。
kanojo wa shosai de nani ka kakimono o shi te iru.
She's writing something in her study.

彼の書斎には何百冊という本が有る。
kare no shosai ni wa nan hyaku satsu toyū hon ga aru.
There are hundreds of books in his study.

その詩人は自分の書斎で自殺を試みた。
sono shijin wa jibun no shosai de jisatsu o kokoromi ta.
The poet attempted to commit suicide in his study. | That poet attempted suicide in their library.

彼の書斎には少なくとも１０００冊の本がある。
kare no shosai ni wa sukunakutomo ichi zero zero zero satsu no hon ga aru.
He has not less than 1,000 books in his study.

彼女は書斎に閉じこもって思い切り泣いたのである。
kanojo wa shosai ni tojikomotte omoikiri nai ta no de aru.
She confined herself to her study and wept to her heart's content.

パパの書斎はパパにそうじしてもらったらどうなの？
papa no shosai wa papa ni sō jishi te morattara dō na no?
Why don't you have Dad clean up his study?

その著名な詩人は自分の書斎で自殺を図ろうとした。
sono chomei na shijin wa jibun no shosai de jisatsu o hakaro u to shi ta.
The prominent poet attempted to commit suicide in his study. | That famous poet planned on killing himself in his library. | The well-known poet attempted to commit suicide in his study. | The famous poet attempted to commit suicide in his library.

彼は、よく書斎にこもって、こういうものを書きます。
kare wa, yoku shosai ni komotte, kōyū mono o kaki masu.
He often shuts himself up in the study and writes things like this.

	The Japanese word
	書斎
	is pronounced
	shosai \| しょさい
	means
	study, den, reading room

	Examples:
	私の書斎は２階にある。 watashi no shosai wa ni kai ni aru. My study is upstairs.
	彼は書斎に引きこもった。 kare wa shosai ni hiki komotta. He closeted himself in his study.
	この書斎は私の父のです。 kono shosai wa watashi no chichi no desu. This study is my father's study.
	父は車庫を書斎に改造した。 chichi wa shako o shosai ni kaizō shi ta. My father converted a garage into a study.
	父はその人を書斎に入れた。 chichi wa sono hito o shosai ni ire ta. Father showed him into the study.
	彼女の夫が書斎から現れた。 kanojo no otto ga shosai kara araware ta. Her husband emerged from his study.
	彼の書斎は公園に面している。 kare no shosai wa kōen ni menshi te iru. His study gives on the park. \| His study faces the park.
	彼の書斎には本がたくさんある。 kare no shosai ni wa hon ga takusan aru. There are plenty of books in his study.
	妻が寝た後、書斎で仕事をした。 tsuma ga ne ta nochi, shosai de shigoto o shi ta. I worked in my study after my wife had gone to bed.
	その詩人は自分の書斎で自殺した。 sono shijin wa jibun no shosai de jisatsu shi ta. The poet committed suicide in his study.
	その作家は自分の書斎で自殺した。 sono sakka wa jibun no shosai de jisatsu shi ta. The author killed himself in his study.
	彼女は書斎で何か書き物をしている。 kanojo wa shosai de nani ka kakimono o shi te iru. She's writing something in her study.
	彼の書斎には何百冊という本が有る。 kare no shosai ni wa nan hyaku satsu toyū hon ga aru. There are hundreds of books in his study.
	その詩人は自分の書斎で自殺を試みた。 sono shijin wa jibun no shosai de jisatsu o kokoromi ta. The poet attempted to commit suicide in his study. \| That poet attempted suicide in their library.
	彼の書斎には少なくとも１０００冊の本がある。 kare no shosai ni wa sukunakutomo ichi zero zero zero satsu no hon ga aru. He has not less than 1,000 books in his study.
	彼女は書斎に閉じこもって思い切り泣いたのである。 kanojo wa shosai ni tojikomotte omoikiri nai ta no de aru. She confined herself to her study and wept to her heart's content.
	パパの書斎はパパにそうじしてもらったらどうなの？ papa no shosai wa papa ni sō jishi te morattara dō na no? Why don't you have Dad clean up his study?
	その著名な詩人は自分の書斎で自殺を図ろうとした。 sono chomei na shijin wa jibun no shosai de jisatsu o hakaro u to shi ta. The prominent poet attempted to commit suicide in his study. \| That famous poet planned on killing himself in his library. \| The well-known poet attempted to commit suicide in his study. \| The famous poet attempted to commit suicide in his library.
	彼は、よく書斎にこもって、こういうものを書きます。 kare wa, yoku shosai ni komotte, kōyū mono o kaki masu. He often shuts himself up in the study and writes things like this.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org