けん
Meanings
Counter
Suffix
1. counter for buildings (esp. houses)
Suffix
2. suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
Pitch accent
け
ん
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
several houses
lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house; door light
house to house
Examples (13 in total)
No less than twenty houses were burnt down.
The doctor made six house calls in the afternoon.
Several cottages have been isolated by the flood water.
He has built two houses so far.
There are three beauty salons on this street.
The two houses stand side by side.
There is a large house on the hill.
The path between the two houses was blocked by snow.
There are some shops near my house.
Are there any Japanese restaurants near here?
Two white houses face each other and stand across the way.
In the past month, three houses, all in good condition, have been torn down.
A fire broke out last night and three houses were burnt down.