eaves

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is けん, and the kun reading is のき. It has 10 strokes and relates to eaves and expressions for a single house.
• Basic usage: 軒 is read のき, and 一軒家 is read いっけんや.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 軒 / 一軒家
  • 軒 means eaves and is read のき. It refers to the eaves projecting from the edge of a roof.
  • 古い家の軒に小さな巣が作られています。 means “A small nest has been built beneath the old house's eaves.”
  • 一軒家 means detached house or single-family home and is read いっけんや. It refers to a single detached house, with 軒 read けん.
  • 郊外に庭付きの一軒家を借りた。 means “We rented a detached house with a garden in the suburbs.”