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軒

House Counter
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingケン
Kun readingのき
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8Level 35

Meanings

  1. house Counter
  2. counter for houses
  3. eaves
    彼女は鳥かごを軒からつるした。She hung the cage from the eaves.tatoeba
  4. flatsRtK
  1. narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

Synonyms

庇

Radicals and components

Radical車cart
Components
How it's built
軒
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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car (車) · dry · clothesline

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1781

Compound words

一軒いっけん
one house
軒先のきさき
edge of the eaves; house frontage
軒並みのきなみ
row of houses; every house; each house; every door; all
軒下のきした
under the eaves
軒昂けんこう
high-spirited
軒丈のきたけ
height to the eaves
軒数けんすう
number of houses
軒天のきてん
underside of the eaves
軒樋のきどい
rain gutter
軒並のきなみ
row of houses
軒荵のきしのぶ
weeping fern (Lepisorus thunbergianus)
軒輊けんち
high and low
数軒すうけん
several houses
意気軒昂いきけんこう
in high spirits
意気軒高いきけんこう
in high spirits
意気軒昻いきけんこう
in high spirits
一軒一軒いっけんいっけん
each house
二軒建てにけんだて
duplex house
向こう三軒むこうさんげん
one's next three neighbors

On Reading Examples

彼は今までのところ２軒の家を建てた。けん
He has built two houses so far.tatoeba
彼は我々の家から２軒隣に住んでいる。けん
He lives next door but one to us.tatoeba
彼の叔父は家を十軒も持っている。けん
His uncle owns no fewer than ten houses.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は私の家の６軒先に住んでいる。
He lives six houses beyond my house.tatoeba
彼は今までのところ２軒の家を建てた。
He has built two houses so far.tatoeba
彼は我々の家から２軒隣に住んでいる。
He lives next door but one to us.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Eaves; counter for houses. 車 + 干 — the jutting edge of a roof. 一軒 — one house.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 軒

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