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Kanji 房: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 房: tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room

Key takeaways

Kanji 房: tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

tasseltuftfringebunchlock (hair)segment (orange)houseroom

On reading

ボウ

Kun reading

ふさ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 房

tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

戸 + 方

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

A space on one side (方) of a door (戸) is called a 'room.' This character refers to a room or a partitioned space, and it is also used as a counter for clusters or bunches, such as a bunch of grapes.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ボウ
  • 女房にょうぼう

    wife

  • 文房具ぶんぼうぐ

    stationery / writing supplies

  • 暖房だんぼう

    heating / heater

  • 冷房れいぼう

    air conditioning / cooling system

Commonly used words

  • 女房
    にょうぼう

    wife

  • 文房具
    ぶんぼうぐ

    stationery / writing supplies

  • 暖房
    だんぼう

    heating / heater

  • 冷房
    れいぼう

    air conditioning / cooling system

Example sentences

Example 1

は料理が上手です。

Translation

My wife is good at cooking.

Example 2

と映画に行きました。

Translation

I went to a movie with my wife.

Example 3

新しい文具を買いました。

Translation

I bought new stationery.

Example 4

具店でペンを選びました。

Translation

I chose a pen at the stationery store.

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