Vocab Info

N1 Suffix, Counter

(けん)counter for buildings (esp. houses), suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Suffix, Counter

      1.

      counter for buildings (esp. houses)

    2. Suffix

      2.

      suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

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    軒 【けん】

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    Examples

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      両親(りょうしん)(なな)(けん)(さき)(いえ)()んでいます。

      My parents live seven houses down. {counter for buildings (esp. houses), suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.}

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      この(あた)りには(いえ)()(けん)しかありません。

      There are only five houses in this area. {counter for buildings (esp. houses), suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.}

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      大都市(だいとし)では(せま)土地(とち)(なん)(じゅっ)(けん)もの(いえ)(なら)んでいる。

      In big cities, dozens of houses are lined up on a narrow piece of land. {counter for buildings (esp. houses), suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.}

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      どうやら(かど)から(ろっ)(けん)()(いえ)部長(ぶちょう)とその家族(かぞく)()んでいるようだ。

      It seems that the department head and his family live in the sixth house from the corner. {counter for buildings (esp. houses), suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.}

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      戦前(せんぜん)からの(ふる)(いえ)(なん)(けん)もあるこの(まち)は、歴史(れきし)のある(まち)として()られています。

      This town, which has several old houses dating back to pre-war times, is known as a town with history. {counter for buildings (esp. houses), suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.}

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