Kanji

What does the kanji 房 mean?

房 means room, chamber; cluster, tassel. On'yomi ボウ. Kun'yomi ふさ.

Quick facts
On'yomiボウ
Kun'yomiふさ
Strokes8
Main radical戸
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ボウKun'yomi ふさ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

room, chamber; cluster, tassel

Memory hook

Behind the door (戸), a space turned one way (方) — ROOM, CLUSTER.

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Common words

  • 冷房れいぼうair conditioning (cooling)
  • 女房にょうぼうone's own wife
  • 暖房だんぼうheating (system)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.