屋 – House, Roof, Shop, Seller

Asher Wolfstein September 26, 2021 Leave a Comment

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屋 Basics

This is a jōyō kanji （常用漢字） and is taught in the 3rd grade, is in N4 of the JLPT, and is the 616th out of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers.

屋 consists of nine (9) strokes. It is made up of the radical(s) corpse 尸. It also consists of the kanji part(s) 厶, 土, 尸, 至.

屋 Meanings

• Dealer
• House
• Roof
• Seller
• Shop

屋 Pronunciations

Onyomi （音読み） Reading(s):

• オク (oku)

Kunyomi （訓読み） Reading(s):

• や

屋 Alternatives

Example Usage Of 屋

「然《そ》して　この部屋《へや》に居《い》る　兵士《へいし》に聞《き》けば　旅《たび》の知識《ちしき》を　教《おし》えて呉《く》れよう

Finally, the soldiers in this room, if asked, can impart knowledge for your journey.

Dragon Quest Part 2 （ドラゴンクエスト）

Vocab Using 屋

• 道具屋（どうぐや） – Second-Hand Shop, Curio Shop
• 宿屋（やどや） – Inn
• 部屋（へや） – Room, Apartment, Stable

• Information is compiled from various sources:
  • JMdict, Kanjidic2, JMnedict and Radkfile, property of Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, under this license.
  • JLPT data comes from JLPT Resources by Jonathan Waller.