けん
Meanings
Counter
Suffix
1. counter for buildings (esp. houses)
Suffix
2. suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
Kanji used
counter for houses
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
several houses
in high spirits; elated
lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house; door light
Examples (13 in total)
Several cottages have been isolated by the flood water.
The two houses stand side by side.
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.
No less than twenty houses were burnt down.
The doctor made six house calls in the afternoon.
He has built two houses so far.
A fire broke out last night and three houses were burnt down.
There are three beauty salons on this street.
There is a large house on the hill.
The path between the two houses was blocked by snow.
In the past month, three houses, all in good condition, have been torn down.