屋上

おくじょう

Rooftop, roof of a building

N4noun·okujou

How to remember it

屋 (building) + 上 (above) — the part that sits above a building.

Example sentences

  • 屋上で星空を見た。

    おくじょうでほしぞらをみた。

    I watched the starry sky from the rooftop.

  • 屋上に出ましょう。

    おくじょうにでましょう。

    Let's go up to the rooftop.

Usage

Often used for accessible building rooftops, as in 屋上庭園 (rooftop garden).

Related words

屋根屋外最上階

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