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室

室 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 部屋。
  2. むろ。
  3. 刀剣のさや。
  4. 王家。
  5. 妻子。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「宀」 + 音符「至」。「へや」を意味する漢語｛室｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シツElem.
Kun (native)
  • むろJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音shi4
  • 한글sil
  • Hán-ViệtThất

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
寸(すん)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 3
Unicode
U+5BA4

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱宀至

Words using this kanji

  • 室長しつちょう官公庁や会社などの組織で室の事務を統括、監督する責任者。 部屋の長。一室の長。section chief, laboratory manager, office head, room monitor
  • 室内しつない部屋のなか。屋内。indoor, inside the room
  • 室町むろまち現在の京都府京都市上京区の地名。室町幕府が置かれた。 室町時代の略。Muromachi period (1336-1573)
  • 室内楽しつないがくchamber music
  • 室しつ（シツ）特に、身分の高い人の妻。内室。 （シツ）部屋。 （シツ）部局の一つ。room, wife (of someone of high rank), scabbard
  • 室温しつおん室内の温度。 （明治期にフランス語chambré又はchambrerが訳されたものか？）自然科学において、多くの物質が温度の影響を受けず、変化しない又は穏やかに変化する20℃前後の気温。room temperature
  • 室むろ（シツ）特に、身分の高い人の妻。内室。 （シツ）部屋。 （シツ）部局の一つ。greenhouse, icehouse, cellar
  • 室外しつがい部屋や家屋の外。outside (the room, building), outdoors
  • 室料しつりょう旅館や病院などの宿泊施設の部屋代。アパートやマンションなどの賃貸住宅の家賃。room rent, room rate (hotel, etc.)
  • 室鯵むろあじbrownstriped mackerel scad (Decapterus muroadsi), mackerel scad (any fish of genus Decapterus)
  • 室礼しつらいsetting up a living or ceremonial space with furnishings, implements, etc. (Heian era)
  • 室韋しついShiwei (Mongolic tribe)
  • 室咲きむろざきhothouse flower cultivation
  • 室積みむろつみinn
  • 室内灯しつないとうroom light, interior light
  • 室内外しつないがいindoor and outdoor
  • 室外機しつがいきエアコンで屋外に設置し廃熱を逃がすための機械。outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)
  • 室内着しつないぎloungewear, comfortable clothing worn at home
  • 室内犬しつないけんindoor dog, dog kept indoors, house dog
  • 室外犬しつがいけんoutdoor dog, dog kept outdoors

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Lookup codes

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