JLPT N4 · 9 strokes
Kanji 屋: "roof, house, shop"
The kanji 屋 means "roof, house, shop, dealer, seller". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read オク in on'yomi and や 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)
オク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
や
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 | roof, house, shop, dealer, seller |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 616 of 2,501 |
Common words with 屋
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 部屋room; chamber · apartment; flat; pad
- 屋shop; store; restaurant · someone who sells (something) or works as (something)
- 屋根roof
- 屋敷residence; estate; grounds; premises
- 屋上rooftop
- 小屋hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen · small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; circus tent; booth
- お部屋room · apartment; flat
- 屋台cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand · festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; dancing platform
- 宿屋inn
- 本屋bookstore; bookshop · publisher
- 牢屋jail; gaol; jailhouse
- 屋内indoors
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