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室 = 至 + 宀

室 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “room”. It is built from 至 (climax) and 宀 (roof). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 816.

Keyword
room
RTK frame
816
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
むろ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
комната
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
室 room

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 至 climax
  2. 宀 roof

How to find 室 without knowing its reading

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

Open 室 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.