～軒

How to remember it

軒 means 'eaves' — count houses by their rooftops, one eave at a time.

Example sentences

• 駅前に新しい店が三軒ある。

  えきまえにあたらしいみせがさんげんある。

  There are three new shops in front of the station.

• 隣に二軒の家が建った。

  となりににけんのいえがたった。

  Two houses were built next door.

Usage

Counter suffix for houses and shops; sound shifts 一軒・二軒・三軒.

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