Word Meaning 四房

しぶさ shibusa

四房 is read as しぶさ (shibusa) and means four tassels hung above the ring.

Meaning

English

four tassels hung above the ring

Reading

Kana

しぶさ

Romaji

shibusa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 45744 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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四重奏

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四部衆

しぶしゅ

four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees)

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Shijō school of Japanese painting (late Edo period)

四大元素

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the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)

四半期収益発表

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quarterly earnings announcement