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房 means 'room'
Common readings
On
ボウ
Additional readings
Name お のぶ わ
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Because 房 has many disparate definitions, one can't immediately see how they connect. The key is to think of the small spaces you get by dividing a big space several ways. The heart divides into 4 chambers. An orange splits into equal sections. A prison has many small cells. The 房 kanji covers all these meanings and more, including associations with wives and sex.
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戻 return
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 房 is used 10 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 房 is used 110 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
Note: kanji quick view shows the most useful word for each reading which is also the most common variant, and in the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese. Words shown here draw from all words in Japanese and include less common forms.
ボウ
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noun, 'suru' verb
cooling; air-conditioning (opposite: 暖房)(click the word for examples and links)
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ふさ
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noun
bunch (of grapes); section (of an orange) (see also: 房)(click the word for examples and links)
5
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ふさ
(read as ぶさ)
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noun, 'no' adjective
breast; nipple; udder(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
5
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わ:
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noun
Bostrycapulus gravispinosus (species of spiny slipper snail) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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