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Stroke Count
9 Strokes
Radical
宀 + 6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar
Readings
Kun'yomi: むろ。
On'yomi: シチ。(Go-on Reading)
シツ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 室

Dictionary Entries for 室

shitsu
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. room
  2. wife (of someone of high rank)
  3. scabbard
  4. Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
muro
noun
  1. greenhouse; icehouse; cellar

Stroke Order Diagrams for 室

Construction of Character for 室

Radicals and parts present in 室
Radical shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40) Kanji Details »
Part I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28) Kanji Details »
Part soil, earth, ground, Turkey Kanji Details »
Part climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in Kanji Details »
Origin and construction of 室
  1. 会意形声。「宀」+音符「」、「至」は矢が的に当たる様で、行き着く・行き止まるの意、屋内で、区画され行き止まった部屋の意。「」「」が同系。

Kanji related to 室

  • 宿

    殿

  • 宿

  • 宿

Meanings in Other Languages for 室

French
  1. pièce, appartement, chambre, serre, cave
Portuguese
  1. quarto, apartamento, câmara, estufa, porão
Spanish
  1. habitación, cuarto, caverna, guarida, gruta

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