軒 (counter for houses, eaves, flats) - Kanji Codex

軒

counter for houses, eaves, flats

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

のき

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:10

JLPT:2

Frequency:1416

Vocabulary

ケン

Word	Reading	Meaning
意気軒昂	イキケンコウ	in high spirits; elated
軒昂	ケンコウ	high-spirited; in high spirits
軒数	ケンスウ	number of houses
軒灯	ケントウ	lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house; door light
軒別	ケンベツ	house to house

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
軒	のき	eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
軒並み	のきなみ	row of houses; every house; each house; every door; all; totally; altogether; across the board
一軒	いっけん	one house
軒下	のきした	under the eaves
軒先	のきさき	edge of the eaves; house frontage

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