Japanese symbol for “room”
部屋
へや
Romaji: heya
room; chamber
In Japanese, room is 部屋, read へや (heya).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n room; chamber
- n apartment; flat; pad
- n stable (sumo)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “room”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 余裕 | よゆう yoyuu | surplus; margin; leeway |
| 空間 | くうかん kuukan | space; room; airspace |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | room; space |
| 室 | しつ shitsu | room |
| 余地 | よち yochi | space; room; unused land |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全部 | ぜんぶ zenbu | all; entire; whole |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 内部 | ないぶ naibu | interior; inside; internal |
| 倶楽部 | クラブ kurabu | club; fraternity; sorority |
| 屋根 | やね yane | roof |
| 屋敷 | やしき yashiki | residence; estate; grounds |
| 小屋 | こや koya | hut; cabin; shed |
See also: Chinese symbol for “room”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.