屋 – roof, house, shop

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The kanji 屋 means roof, house, shop, dealer, seller. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is オク (oku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is や (ya). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 尸 (no. 44).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	オク	oku
Kun’yomi	や	ya

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 尸 (Kangxi radical 44). Components: 至・土・厶・尸.

Words using 屋

部屋へやroom八百屋やおやgreengrocer屋やshop床屋とこやbarbershop屋上おくじょうrooftop小屋こやhut屋根やねroof屋外おくがいoutdoors家屋かおくhouse店屋みせやstore問屋とんやwholesale store屋敷やしきresidence

Example sentences

マユコは部屋に入った。

Mayuko entered the room.

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私の部屋は４階にあります。

My apartment is on the fourth floor.

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その八百屋は客にとても親切だ。

The greengrocer is very kind to his customers.

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Kanji with the same radical

局展層居尾属届尽屈履尿尻屑屎

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