軒
軒·eaves, counter for houses
- On-yomi
- ケン
- Kun-yomi
- のき
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一軒家 | いっけんや | detached house |
| 軒先 | のきさき | edge of the eaves |
| 軒下 | のきした | under the eaves |
| 三軒 | さんげん | three houses |
Example sentences
この村には店が三軒しかない。
このむらにはみせがさんげんしかない。
There are only three shops in this village.
軒先に風鈴をつるした。
のきさきにふうりんをつるした。
We hung a wind chime under the eaves.
駅の近くに一軒家を買うのは難しい。
えきのちかくにいっけんやをかうのはむずかしい。
Buying a detached house near the station is difficult.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Forgetting that the counter voices after certain numbers: 一軒 いっけん, 三軒 さんげん, 六軒 ろっけん
- Reading 軒先 as けんさき instead of のきさき
Memory aid
Picture it
A cart (車) pulled in under the dry (干) overhang of a roof — the eaves, and by extension one whole house you can count.
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