Kanji

屋

屋

roof, house, shop, dealer, seller

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

尸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

オク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

や

Nanori (Name Reading)

いえ, や

Common Readings

オク, や

Example sentences

部屋 へや
部屋を掃除する

Clean the room.

いる いる
部屋に先生がいる

The teacher is in the room.

屋敷 やしき
この町には古いお屋敷がたくさん残っている。

Many old mansions still remain in this town.

メイド メイド
メイドが屋敷を掃除している。

A maid is cleaning the mansion.

屋 や
近所の本屋で欲しかった雑誌を買った。

I bought the magazine I wanted at the local bookstore.

行列 ぎょうれつ
人気のアイスクリーム屋の前に行列ができている。

There is a queue in front of the popular ice cream shop.

屋上 おくじょう
晴れた日には、屋上から富士山が綺麗に見える。

On a sunny day, Mt. Fuji can be seen clearly from the rooftop.

屋根 やね
その家は赤い屋根が特徴的です。

That house is characterized by its red roof.

吹き飛ばす ふきとばす
台風の強風が屋根を吹き飛ばした。

The typhoon's strong winds blew the roof off.

小屋 こや
山奥に小さくて古い小屋があった

There was a small, old hut deep in the mountains.

Example Vocabulary

部屋

へや

room

屋敷

やしき

mansion; residence; estate

屋

や

shop; store; house; roof; (as a suffix) person who sells ...

屋上

おくじょう

rooftop

屋根

やね

roof

小屋

こや

hut; cabin; shed; small crude building

お部屋

おへや

room (polite form)

屋台

やたい

food stall; street stand

宿屋

やどや

inn, traditional Japanese hotel, lodge

本屋

ほんや

bookstore; bookshop; publisher

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