JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
室 means room, chamber. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 9 strokes, read しつ. It is built from 2 parts: 宀 (roof), 至 (climax, arrive). It appears in 教室 (classroom) and 会議室 (conference room).
室 is written in 9 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
室 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教室 | きょうしつ | classroom |
| 会議室 | かいぎしつ | conference room |
| 研究室 | けんきゅうしつ | the professor's office |
These use 宀 or 至 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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