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Frequency: 616
JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

roof
house
shop
dealer
seller

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
オク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names

Common Words

Noun
Freq #153
1

room; chamber

Examples
マユコは部屋に入った。
Mayuko entered the room.
2

apartment; flat; pad

Examples
私の部屋は4階にあります。
My apartment is on the fourth floor.
3

Abbreviation; Sumo

stable

Freq #1183
1

Suffix; Usu. 屋

shop; store; restaurant

Examples
日本にあるインドカレーのカレーって、やっぱり日本人の口に合わせて本場よりマイルドに作られてるよね。
The curry they serve in Japan is milder than real Indian curry. They adapt it to Japanese tastes.
2

Suffix; Usu. 屋, can be derog.

someone who sells (something) or works as (something)

3

Suffix; Usu. 屋

someone with a (certain) personality trait

4

Common noun; Usu. 家

house

5

Common noun

roof

家根
Noun
Freq #2406
1

roof

Examples
彼は屋根の雪を取り除いた。
He cleared the roof of snow.
しき
Noun
Freq #3020
1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

Examples
彼はいなかの屋敷に住んでいる。
He lives on his country estate.
くじょう
Noun
Freq #3379
1

rooftop

Examples
デパートの屋上にアドバルーンが上がっている。
There is an advertising balloon flying above the department store.
しょうおく
Noun
Freq #3958
1

hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen

Examples
遠くに小屋が見えた。
I saw a cottage in the distance.
2

こや only

small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; circus tent; booth

3

Humble; Colloquial; Esp. しょうおく

one's own house

屋形
かた
(館)
(館)
Noun
Freq #4908
1

mansion; palace; manor house; castle

2

Honorific; Archaic

nobleman; noblewoman; dignitary

3

やかた only; Archaic

cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

御部屋
へや
Polite
Noun
Freq #4960
1

room

Examples
ベルボーイがお部屋にご案内します。
The bellboy will show you to your room.
2

apartment; flat

たい
屋体
Noun
Freq #8265
1

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand

2

festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; dancing platform

3

stage prop fashioned after a large building

4

Abbreviation

framework (of a building); foundation

5

Archaic

house (esp. a small and miserable one)

どや
Noun
Freq #8772
1

inn

Examples
宿屋といってもまるで丸太小屋のようだった。
The inn was no better than a log cabin.
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