Moto 屋: Roof; House; ShopKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- オク
- Kun'yomi
- や
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 731 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (オク)
- 屋上おくじょうrooftop
- 家屋かおくhouse; building
- 屋外おくがいoutdoors; outside
- 屋内おくないindoor (court, pool, etc.)
- 社屋しゃおくcompany office building
- 廃屋はいおくdilapidated house; deserted house
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 屋根やねroof
- 総会屋そうかいやextortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings
- 小屋こやhut; cabin
- 料理屋りょうりやrestaurant
- 問屋とんやwholesale store; wholesale dealer
- 屋台やたいcart (esp. a food cart); stall
- 居酒屋いざかやizakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
- 本屋ほんやbookstore; bookshop
- 山小屋やまごやhut (esp. on a mountain); shack
- 茶屋ちゃやteahouse; (Edo period) rest stop
- 楽屋がくやdressing room; green room
- 土建屋どけんやgeneral (civil engineering and construction) contractor
- 酒屋さかやliquor store; wine shop
- 長屋ながやtenement house; row house
- パン屋パンやbakery; baker
- 不動産屋ふどうさんやreal estate agent; realtor
- 写真屋しゃしんやphoto studio; photographer
- 分からず屋わからずやobstinate person; blockhead
- 卸問屋おろしどんやwholesaler
- 古本屋ふるほんやsecondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore
- 名古屋なごやNagoya (city)
- 大屋おおやlandlord; landlady
- 大部屋おおべやlarge room
- 宿屋やどやinn
- 寺子屋てらこやtemple elementary school (during the Edo period)
- 屋台骨やたいぼねframework (of a building); foundation
- 屋号やごうname of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship)
- 屋形船やかたぶねhouseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)
- 屋根裏やねうらattic; loft
- 岩屋いわやcavern; grotto
- 平屋ひらやbungalow; one-story house
- 庄屋しょうやvillage headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
- 床屋とこやbarbershop; barber shop
- 株屋かぶやstockbroker
- 殺し屋ころしやprofessional killer; hit man
- 照れ屋てれやshy; a very shy person
- 相部屋あいべやsharing a room; dormitory room
- 米屋こめやrice shop; rice dealer
- 納屋なやshed; barn
- 締まり屋しまりやthrifty person; stingy person
- 肉屋にくやmeat shop; butcher's shop
- 芝居小屋しばいごやplayhouse; theatre
- 花屋はなやflorist; flower shop
- 菓子屋かしやconfectionery shop; candy store
- 質屋しちやpawnshop
- 造り酒屋つくりざかやsake brewer; sake brewery
- 陣屋じんやencampment
- 靴屋くつやshoe store; shoe shop
Other readings
- 部屋へやroom; chamber
- 八百屋やおやgreengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
- 屋敷やしきresidence; estate
- 母屋おもやmain building (of a manor)
- 紺屋こうやdyer
- 蕎麦屋そばやsoba restaurant
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