room
N4- Onyomi
- シツ
- Kunyomi
- むろ
- Stroke count
- 9
- JLPT
- N4
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 室 down and you get 宀 (roof) — a roof stretched over the whole house, and beside it 至 (arrive / reach) — an arrow come to rest on the ground. Picture a house under its roof, put 室 inside it, and let that scene stand for "room" — room. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 9
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は9画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 9 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example sentences (3)
会議の後、会議室を掃除しました。
かいぎ の あと、かいぎしつ を そうじ しました。
kaigi no ato, kaigishitsu o souji shimashita.
After the meeting, I cleaned the meeting room.
週に二回、日本語の教室に通うようにしています。
しゅう に にかい、にほんご の きょうしつ に かよう よう に しています。
shuu ni nikai, nihongo no kyoushitsu ni kayou you ni shiteimasu.
I make a point of attending a Japanese class twice a week.
九時に会議室に集まってください。
くじ に かいぎしつ に あつまって ください。
kuji ni kaigishitsu ni atsumatte kudasai.
Please gather in the meeting room at nine.