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屋

Shop, House
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingオク
Kun readingや
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 3Level 9

Meanings

  1. shop, House
  2. dealer
  3. house
    生家は、城崎の庄屋上田家である。His birth place was the house of Ueda family, shoya (village headman's family) of Kinosaki.wiki
  4. roofRtK
  5. seller
  6. shop
  1. store
  2. restaurant
  3. someone who sells (something) or works as (something)
  4. someone with a (certain) personality trait

Popular Usage

部屋八百屋屋上小屋屋外家屋

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flag (方) · climax · wall · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · elbow · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1138

Compound words

部屋へや
room; chamber; apartment; flat; pad
八百屋やおや
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades
屋上おくじょう
rooftop
小屋こや
hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen; small theatre (theater)
屋外おくがい
outdoors; outside
家屋かおく
house; building
問屋とんや
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
屋号やごう
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
寺子屋てらこや
temple elementary school (Edo period)
薬屋くすりや
a chemist’s shop
庇を貸して母屋を取られるひさしをかしておもやをとられる
to have one's kindness taken advantage of
屋根やね
roof
屋台やたい
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house
屋内おくない
indoors
花屋はなや
florist; flower shop
楽屋がくや
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside
岩屋いわや
cavern; grotto
魚屋さかなや
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
靴屋くつや
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
質屋しちや
pawnshop
酒屋さかや
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner
宿屋やどや
inn
床屋とこや
barbershop; barber shop; barber
茶屋ちゃや
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea)

Kun Reading Examples

彼は市の中心地に本屋を持っている。ほんや
He has a bookstore in the center of the city.tatoeba
彼は外出するたびに、その本屋に立ち寄る。ほんや
Every time he goes out, he drops in at the bookstore.tatoeba
引っ越してきたばかりだから、まだ部屋が殺風景なんだよ。へや
I just moved in so my room is still quite bland.tatoeba
彼はちょっと本屋に立ち寄った。ほんや
He dropped in at a bookstore.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は帽子をぬいで部屋に入った。
He entered the room with his hat off.tatoeba
彼は帽子をかぶり、外套を着たままで部屋の中に飛び込んできた。
He ran into the room with his hat and overcoat on.tatoeba
彼は部屋中飛び回った。
He jumped about the room.tatoeba
彼は部屋中に聞こえるような声で話した。
He made himself heard across the room.tatoeba
天井灯、屋上灯、防犯灯などとも呼ばれる。
It is also referred to as 'Tenjo-to (ceiling lamp),' 'Okujo-to (rooftop lamp),' and 'Bohan-to (crime-prevention lamp).'wiki
釜場は屋外と連絡している。
The boiler area is linked to the outside.wiki
各所、屋外で無料のものも多い。
Facilities are set at many places and many of them are free of charge.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

House; shop; '-ya'. 尸 (roof) + 至 (arrive) — a place under a roof you come to. 本屋 — bookshop.Also known as “Roof”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 屋

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