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What is the Kanji for 'Tassel' and 'Chamber'? | 房

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Tassel' and 'Chamber', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Tassel' and 'Chamber' is 房.

    kanji

    房

    Meaning

    Tassel, Chamber

    Reading

    kunyomiふさ

    fusa

    onyomiぼう

    bou

    Parts

    方Direction 戸Door

    Example Word

    冷房: air conditioning. The Japanese verbal noun '冷房 (れいぼう)' refers to 'air conditioning' or specifically the cooling function of an air conditioning system. It is commonly used in contexts related to temperature control in buildings, vehicles, or other enclosed spaces. For example: Please turn on the air conditioning「冷房をつけてください」(れいぼうをつけてください). The air conditioning is too cold「冷房がききすぎている」(れいぼうがききすぎている). This term is often contrasted with '暖房 (だんぼう)', which refers to heating. It is widely used in daily life, especially during hot summer months in Japan.

    Radical

    戶

    Stroke Count

    8

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    8

    Frequency

    577

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 房

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    方

    Meaning

    Direction

    kanji

    戸

    Meaning

    Door

Words Using 房

This kanji is used in 7 words:

    word

    文房具

    Meaning

    Stationery

    word

    房

    Meaning

    Bunch

    word

    書房

    Meaning

    Study

    word

    暖房

    Meaning

    Heating

    word

    女房

    Meaning

    Wife

    word

    冷房

    Meaning

    Air conditioning

    word

    乳房

    Meaning

    Breast

Kanji Related to 房 Through the Part 方

These 13 kanji contain the part 方 as well.

    kanji

    旗

    Meaning

    Flag

    kanji

    芳

    Meaning

    Fragrant, Perfume

    kanji

    坊

    Meaning

    Boy, Sonny

    kanji

    旋

    Meaning

    Gyrate, Rotation

    kanji

    施

    Meaning

    Alms, Carry out

    kanji

    訪

    Meaning

    Visit

    kanji

    族

    Meaning

    Family

    kanji

    肪

    Meaning

    Fat, Obese

    kanji

    防

    Meaning

    Prevent, Defend

    kanji

    妨

    Meaning

    Hinder, Disturb

    kanji

    旅

    Meaning

    Travel

    kanji

    放

    Meaning

    Release

    kanji

    紡

    Meaning

    Spin, Spinning

Kanji Related to 房 Through the Part 戸

These 7 kanji contain the part 戸 as well.

    kanji

    炉

    Meaning

    Furnace

    kanji

    肩

    Meaning

    Shoulder

    kanji

    扇

    Meaning

    Fan, Folding fan

    kanji

    扉

    Meaning

    Door, Front door

    kanji

    所

    Meaning

    Place

    kanji

    啓

    Meaning

    Enlighten, State respectfully

    kanji

    雇

    Meaning

    Employ, Hire

Learn the Kanji 房

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 房 mean?

房 means 'Tassel' and 'Chamber'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.