JLPT N2
密室
密室 is a sealed or locked room. It’s best known from “locked-room” crime mysteries.
Readings
1 Noun
Locked Room" (in a mystery)
A room that is locked or sealed from the inside, making it seem impossible for anyone to have entered or left.
Example
どうやって 犯人 は 密室 を 作った の だろう か 。
I wonder how the culprit created the locked room.
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2 Noun
Secret Room" / "Private Chamber
A hidden room, a private chamber, or a place where secret meetings are held.
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