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Where does “部屋” come from?

部屋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese へ, from Japanese 辺, from Japanese な, from Japanese ね — emphasis and question marker particle; asks for...

部屋 (Japanese): room , chamber, apartment, flat; a stable where...

Definitions

  1. room , chamber, apartment, flat; a stable where...

Ancestry of “部屋”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseへto, towards; 戸 a house; a household; 綜 a heddle...
2Japanese辺place, general area, vicinity; the joining line...
3Japaneseなused to get someone's attention, generally...
4Japaneseねemphasis and question marker particle; asks for...

Words derived from “部屋”

  • 部屋子
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