Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Kanji 室 room, apartment, chamber Related words 温おん 室しつ 温室 is the common modern word for 'greenhouse', while 室 is an older or more specialized term that can also refer to icehouses or cellars.
氷ひ 室むろ 氷室 specifically means 'icehouse' or 'ice cellar', a compound using 室 . 室 alone can carry this meaning in context.
Word family· 10 small chamber; cell; cabinet; booth; compartment · areole; areola
ice house; ice room; cold room
cave; rock chamber
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
brownstriped mackerel scad; Decapterus muroadsi · mackerel scad; Decapterus spp.
Show 5 more Show fewer room for boiling water; boiler room · bathroom; bath
snow storehouse; snow storage hut · snow cavern; snow cave
kōji fermentation room
hothouse flower cultivation; greenhouse forcing
inn; lodging house
Written forms 室むろ Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
ムロ Usage 1%
Etymology The kanji 室 means 'room' or 'chamber'. The reading むろ is a native Japanese word (kun'yomi) that historically referred to a dugout or cellar-like space used for storage or cultivation, later extended to greenhouses and icehouses.
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