Onyomi: ケン · Kunyomi: のき · Meanings: counter for houses, eaves, flats
Kanji for counter for houses, eaves, flats
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軒 is formed from the vehicle radical 車 on the left and the character 干 on the right. 車 represents carts or large objects, while 干 suggests something raised or sticking out. Together, they show something projecting outward above where carts or people pass. From this structure, 軒 came to mean eaves, overhang, or a building unit.
軒 shows something projecting outward, meaning eaves or building count.
Think of carts (車) passing under something that sticks out overhead (干). That part of a building that extends outward above the space is 軒. Remember 軒 as the eaves or overhang of a structure.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 軒 | のき | eaves | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 軒 | けん | counter for buildings (esp. houses) | JLPT-N3 Suffix, Counter |
| 軒先 | のきさき | edge of the eaves, house frontage | Noun |
| 軒並み | のきなみ | row of houses | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 軒下 | のきした | under the eaves | Noun |
| 軒丸瓦 | のきまるがわら | eave-end roof tile (comprising a convex semi-cylindrical tile and a decorative pendant) | Noun |
| 軒平瓦 | のきひらがわら | eave-end roof tile (comprising a broadly concave tile and near-rectangular decorative cap) | Noun |
| 軒天 | のきてん | eave | Noun |
| 軒丈 | のきたけ | height from the ground to a building's eaves | Noun |
| 軒別 | けんべつ | house to house | Noun |