軒 – flats, counter for houses, eaves

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The kanji 軒 means flats, counter for houses, eaves. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケン (ken); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is のき (noki). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 車 (no. 159).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケン	ken
Kun’yomi	のき	noki

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 車 (Kangxi radical 159). Components: 干・車.

Words using 軒

軒けんcounter for buildings (esp. houses)軒のきeaves軒並のきなみrow of houses

Example sentences

１０軒の家がその火事で焼失した。

The fire burned down ten houses.

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彼女は鳥かごを軒からつるした。

She hung the cage from the eaves.

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Kanji with the same radical

軍転車輸輪軽載較輝軸軟輩軌

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