Kanji: 屋 roof; house; shop; dealer

JLPT N4 | 9 Strokes

屋

On: おく
Kun: や

Meaning: roof; house; shop; dealer

Kanji Parts:

尸 flag; corpse
至 arrive; reach (goal)
厶 private; katakana mu; flexed muscles
土 ground; earth

Mnemonic Story:

The roof of the shop has a big flag 尸 showing customers they have arrived 至 at Mu's 厶 dirt 土 shop.

Stroke Order:

Examples:

部屋【へや】 room; chamber
八百屋【やおや】 fruit and vegetable shop
屋根【やね】 roof

屋根(やね)の上(うえ)にカラスがいる。

There is a crow on the roof.

屋根 roof
の (modifier; on the roof)
上に on; upon
カラス crow
がいる there is

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