Keyword
counter for houses
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1781
Readings
けん
(66%)
のき
(33%)
Composed of
vehicle
left to dry
Used in vocabulary (43 in total)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
edge of the eaves; house frontage
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
under the eaves
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
each house; every house; house to house; door to door
several houses
in high spirits; elated
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
eaves; edge of the eaves
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
high-spirited; in high spirits
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
in high spirits; elated
ninja (esp. those serving the Uesugi clan during the Sengoku period)
number of houses
lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house; door light
one's nearest neighbors; houses in one's immediate neighborhood; (lit.) the three houses across the street and the two houses on either side of one's house
one's next three neighbors; one's next three neighbours
house to house
lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house; door light
high and low; disparity
weeping fern (Lepisorus thunbergianus)
weeping fern (Lepisorus thunbergianus)
in high spirits; elated
barge course
height from the ground to a building's eaves
rain gutter; roof gutter; eaves gutter
eave-end roof tile (comprising a convex semi-cylindrical tile and a decorative pendant)
eave-end roof tile (comprising a broadly concave tile and near-rectangular decorative cap)
eaves lantern
eaves lantern
eaves lantern
eaves lantern
Examples (38 in total)
I went around to lots of shops.
Guided by the boys, I head toward those two houses.
I went around to several nearby shops.