Kanji

軒

軒

flats, counter for houses, eaves

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

車部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

のき

Nanori (Name Reading)

のき

Common Readings

ケン, のき

Example sentences

軒 けん
この通りには古い家が三軒並んでいる。

There are three old houses lined up on this street.

相当 そうとう
このダイヤモンドは、家一軒分に相当する価値がある。

This diamond has a value equivalent to a whole house.

一軒 いっけん
この村には一軒のパン屋しかない。

There is only one bakery in this village.

民家 みんか
山道を歩いていると、ポツンと一軒の民家が見えてきた。

As I was walking along the mountain path, a single private house came into view.

軒並み のきなみ
不況で企業は軒並み経営不振だ

Due to the recession, businesses are uniformly experiencing poor performance.

軒先 のきさき
突然の雨で見知らぬ家の軒先で雨宿りをした。

Caught in a sudden rain, I took shelter under the eaves of a stranger's house.

ぶら下げる ぶらさげる
彼は軒先に提灯をぶら下げた。

He hung a lantern from the eaves.

軒下 のきした
突然の雨で、軒下で雨宿りをした。

I took shelter under the eaves because of the sudden rain.

巣 す
ツバメが軒下に巣を作っている。

A swallow is making a nest under the eaves.

数軒 すうけん
地震の後、村には数軒の家しか残らなかった。

After the earthquake, only a few houses remained in the village.

Example Vocabulary

軒

けん

counter for houses and buildings

一軒

いっけん

one house; one building

一軒家

いっけんや

軒並み

のきなみ

row of houses; every house; all without exception

軒先

のきさき

edge of the eaves; house frontage

軒を連ねる

のきをつらねる

軒下

のきした

under the eaves

軒

けん

counter for houses and buildings

一軒一軒

いっけんいっけん

数軒

すうけん

a few houses

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