漢字Kanji · in Structures & Home
室: room, apartment
Also: chamber, greenhouse, cellar
宀 carries the meaning · 至 gives the sound
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Oracle bone, bronze and small seal: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Two readings, and the words that use each
シツshitsu · on'yomi · in compounds
- 教室きょうしつclassroom
- 研究室けんきゅうしつseminar room, prof's office
- 図書室としょしつlibrary room
- 個室こしつprivate room
- 和室わしつJapanese-style room
- 温室おんしつgreenhouse
むろmuro · kun'yomi · on its own
- 根室ねむろNemuro
Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)宀 roof (meaning) + 至 (sound)
Its original meaning is "house, residence".
Source: Wiktionary, 室 (rev. 94582188), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Under one roof! Imagine the safety and warmth of a sturdy house at the end of a long day.”
Connections
The 至 sound family doesn't share one reading.
Also read シツ
10 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by sideIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · shì
Same form: 室 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 室 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 室 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin shì most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.