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部屋

Room

Meaning

Room

Word Type

noun

Explanation

If you have a part of a roof, that part is your room. Just imagine a roof divided into sections in a house, with the sections going all the way down to the ground. Each section is its own room, right?

Reading

へや

Explanation

部屋 is a bit tricky because it's one of the few Japanese words that use the へ reading for 部. You'll just have to remember this one is special. Here's a mnemonic to help you out: Imagine you're renting out a room, but all you hear at night is a constant "heh (へ)… heh... heh... hehehe". An incessant snickering, coming from somewhere inside your room. Hehehe.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • ホテルの部屋

    hotel room

    自分の部屋

    one's own room

    となりの部屋

    room next door

  • 部屋のドア

    door of the room

    部屋の外

    outside of the room

    部屋の前

    in front of the room

  • 部屋に入る

    to enter the room

    部屋にいる

    to be in a room, to be in one's room

    部屋にもどる

    to return to the room

  • 部屋を出る

    to leave the room

    部屋をかりる

    to rent a room

    部屋を見る

    to look at a room

Context Sentences

私の部屋にはベッドがあります。

There's a bed in my room.

南を向いた部屋なので、日当たりがすごくいいんです。

The room is facing south, so it gets good sunlight.

今日の午後は部屋のクリーニングをする予定です。

I plan to clean the room this afternoon.

Kanji Composition