軒

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: In this entry, 軒 is read as のき and is a noun for the eaves, the edge of a roof projecting beyond a building wall.
• Basic usage: Use 店の軒で休む for shelter there and 家の軒に巣がある for a nest located at the eaves.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Projecting part, not the whole roof
  • The word focuses on the roof edge extending past the wall and the sheltered space beneath it.
• Different reading as a counter
  • The suffix 軒 can be read けん when counting buildings, but the architectural part here is のき.