房 Kanji – tassel
The Japanese kanji 房 can mean tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room.
Meaning and Readings
How is 房 read?
房 has the onyomi reading ボウ and the kunyomi reading ふさ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as bou, fusa.
Common Japanese Words Using 房
These common Japanese words contain 房. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 官房（かんぼう） — government secretariat
- 官房長官（かんぼうちょうかん） — Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan)
- 工房（こうぼう） — workshop, studio, atelier
- 書房（しょぼう） — study, library
- 女房（にょうぼう） — wife (esp. one's own wife)
- 厨房（ちゅうぼう） — kitchen, galley
- 暖房（だんぼう） — (indoor) heating
- 独房（どくぼう） — single-person cell, isolation cell, solitary cell, solitary confinement cell
- 文房具（ぶんぼうぐ） — stationery
- 房（ふさ） — tuft (of hair, threads, etc.), fringe, tassel