# 房 — chamber; tassel

房 means “chamber; tassel”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ボウ (bou). Kun'yomi: ふさ (fusa). You'll see it in words such as 房 (fusa, “tuft; fringe”).

- Meaning: chamber; tassel
- On'yomi: ボウ (bou)
- Kun'yomi: ふさ (fusa)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Buildings & rooms 1

## How to remember 房

Parts: 戸 door · 方 direction; banner

## Words with 房

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 房 | ふさ (fusa) | tuft; fringe |

## Don't confuse it with

[所](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/place/) · [戻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/go-back/) · [肩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shoulder/) · [炉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hearth/)

## More in the “Buildings & rooms 1” set

[房](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chamber/) · [邸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mansion/) · [倉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/granary/) · [舎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lodge/) · [礎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cornerstone/) · [棟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ridge-of-a-roof/) · [舗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/store/) · [荘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/villa/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chamber/. Last updated 2026-11-01.