ChiramiN4 kanji · 9 strokes
屋 means house, shop
屋
尸 a roof · 至 arrive
屋Memory trick
A roof (尸) you come home (至) under: a house, a shop.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- roof, house, shop, dealer
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) や ya
や (ya) 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) オク oku
オク (oku) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
部屋 へや · heya
room, chamber
Built from
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至 Used in 8 kanji
Quick check
What does 屋 mean?
Right: 屋 means house, shop.Not quite: 屋 means house, shop.In 部屋, which reading does 屋 use?
Right. 部屋 is read へや (heya): 屋 takes や, its Japanese reading.Not quite. 部屋 is read へや (heya): 屋 takes や, its Japanese reading.