屋 = 至 + 尸

屋 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “roof”. It is built from 至 (climax) and 尸 (corpse). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1138. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: roof
RTK frame: 1138
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): オク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): や
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: крыша, shop
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 屋 house

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 屋

How to find 屋 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “climax” + “corpse”. 屋 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 屋 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.