屋
屋 — Roof
roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
On’yomiオク (oku)
Kun’yomiや (ya)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 屋
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber; apartment |
| 屋根 | やね yane | roof |
| 総会屋 | そうかいや soukaiya | extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya |
| 小屋 | こや koya | hut; cabin; shed |
| 屋上 | おくじょう okujou | rooftop |
| 料理屋 | りょうりや ryouriya | restaurant |
Study notes
屋 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #616 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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