ChiramiN4 kanji · 9 strokes
室 means room
室
宀 roof · 至 arrive
室Memory trick
The roof you arrive (至) under: a room.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) むろ muro
むろ (muro) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) シツ shitsu
シツ (shitsu) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
教室 きょうしつ · kyoushitsu
classroom, lecture room
Built from
Tap a part to see the N5 and N4 kanji that use it.
至 Used in 8 kanji
Quick check
What does 室 mean?
Right: 室 means room.Not quite: 室 means room.In 教室, which reading does 室 use?
Right. 教室 is read きょうしつ (kyoushitsu): 室 takes シツ, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 教室 is read きょうしつ (kyoushitsu): 室 takes シツ, its reading from Chinese.