room, group, bunch
On'yomi (音読み)
- ボウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ふさ
About this kanji
The kanji 房 primarily means a room, group, or bunch. It's commonly used as a noun. For example, 房屋 (ぼうおく) means building, which refers to a place where people live or work. Another example is 花房 (はなふさ), meaning flower cluster, which describes a group of flowers growing together. Additionally, 房詰め (ふさづめ) means bunch packing, a term often used in packaging or arranging items together. When using this kanji, remember that it often emphasizes the idea of grouping or clustering things physically or conceptually.
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Example sentences
その部屋には大きな房がある。
There is a large room in that house.
Meanings across languages
- English
- room, group, bunch
- Tiếng Việt
- phòng, tổ, bó
- 日本語
- 部屋, グループ, 房
- 한국어
- 방, 그룹, 다발
- 中文
- 房间, 集团, 束
- id
- ruang, kelompok, rapi
- th
- ห้อง, กลุ่ม, ช่อ
- es
- habitación, grupo, manojo
- fr
- salle, groupe, botte
- de
- Raum, Gruppe, Bündel
- pt
- quarto, grupo, maço
Common compounds
- 房屋ぼうおくbuilding, house
- 花房はなふさflower cluster
- 房詰めふさづめbunch packing
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