軒
軒 — Flats
flats, counter for houses, eaves
On’yomiケン (ken)
Kun’yomiのき (noki)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 軒
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 軒 | のき noki | eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building |
| 一軒 | いっけん ikken | one house |
| 軒並み | のきなみ nokinami | row of houses; every house; each house |
| 軒先 | のきさき nokisaki | edge of the eaves; house frontage |
| 軒下 | のきした nokishita | under the eaves |
| 一軒家 | いっけんや ikkenya | detached house; single house; single building |
Study notes
軒 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1416 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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