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屋
On'yomi
オク
OKU
Kun'yomi
や
ya
roof · house · shop · dealer · seller
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Strokes9
Frequency#616
Radical尸corpse(3)
Stroke Order
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Component Breakdown
屋=
尸至
corpse + 至
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of roof (尸) and arrive (至). Place where people come, building.
Symbolism
Building, shop, specialist. '〜屋' is suffix for profession or shop.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Attic room
Anime & Manga
働く魔王さま！
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!(2011)
Unique comedy of the Demon Lord working part-time at a fast food 'shop.'
View on Amazon →Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
屋上架屋
おくじょうかおく
gilding the lily; adding redundant things; gilding the lily
愛及屋烏
あいきゅうおくう
infatuation; doting; infatuation
Proverbs & Idioms
屋根の上の鶏
やねのうえのにわとり
A rooster on the roof
Someone looking down from above