房 fáng
noun
: house; room; brand of an extended family; measure word for family members
Kun Reading
ふさ fusa
noun
: tuft; tassel;
: bunch (of grapes, etc.);
: section (of an orange, etc.)
へや heya
noun
: room
On Reading
ぼう bou
noun
: chamber; room;
: home of a monk; monk;
: Chinese “room” constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Usage:
: Buddhist priest; bonze;
: close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head;
: (Derogatory) boy; sonny; lad;
: not catching anything (in fishing)]茶房 cha2fang2: waiter; steward; porter; teahouse
房主 fang2zhu3: landlord
[ぼうず bouzu: Buddhist priest; bonze;
: close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head;
: (Derogatory) boy; sonny; lad;
: not catching anything (in fishing)]
房東[东] fang2dong1: landlord [家主 | やぬし yameshi]
房子 fang2zi: house; building
房間 fang2jian1: room
房客 fang2ke4: tenant/renter [借家人 | しゃくやにん shakuyanin]
客房 ke4fang2: guest room
房牙 fang2ya2: real estate agent
房租 fang2zu1: rent for a room or house
茶房 cha2fang2: waiter; steward; porter; teahouse
[さぼう sabou: teahouse; coffee shop]
住房 zhu4fang2: housing
病房 bing4fang2: ward (hospital); sickroom
睡房 shui4fang2: bedroom
藥[药]房 yao4fang2: pharmacy; drugstore
訂[订]房 ding4fang2: to reserve a room
車[车]房 che1fang2: garage; carport
洞房花燭[烛]夜 dong4 fang2 hua1 zhu2 ye4: wedding night
Japanese common word | expression | idiom
部屋 | へや heya: room
部屋を空ける | へやをあける heya o akeru
: to clear a room
阿房の一つ覚え | あほうのひとつおぼえ ahou no hitotsu oboe
: one who knows little often repeats it
Etymology:
我的房東真好人！
wo3 de fang2dong1 zhen hao ren!
My landlord is a very nice person.
形声 Pictophonetic.
户 (hu4: household; door) suggests the meaning while
方 (fang1: direction; square) provides the sound.
我的房東真好人！
wo3 de fang2dong1 zhen hao ren!
My landlord is a very nice person.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
