Quick answer
軒 is the kanji for "Eaves". Its reading is のき (noki). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Eaves
Also : Roof · House
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
10 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 軒 represents 'FLATS'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of flats.
On-reading: けん — remember this sound by associating it with flats. Kun-reading: のき.
Example Sentences
この古い街並みには、風情のある古民家が何軒も並んでいます。
このふるいまちなみには、ふぜいのあるこみんかがなんけんもならんでいます。
In this old townscape, many charming old-style houses stand in a row.
軒並み値上がりしている物価が、家計を圧迫しています。
のきなみねあがりしているぶっかが、かけいをあっぱくしています。
Rising prices across the board are pressuring household budgets.
Vocabulary using 軒
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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