JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 房: "tassel, tuft, fringe"
The kanji 房 means "tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange)". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ボウ in on'yomi and ふさ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふさ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 808 of 2,501 |
Common words with 房
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 厨房kitchen; galley · (Internet) troll
- 乳房breast; udder
- 女房wife (esp. one's own wife) · court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace
- 工房workshop; studio; atelier
- 房tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; tassel · bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers)
- 暖房(indoor) heating
- 冷房air conditioning; air cooling
- 独房single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
- 一房one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.) · one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers)
- 文房具stationery
- 書房study; library · bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
- 官房長官Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan) · Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
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