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Keyword
counter for houses
Info
FrequencyTop 1700-1800
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1781
Readings
けん
(67%)
のき
(32%)
Composed of
車
vehicle
干
left to dry
Used in vocabulary (37 in total)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
one house
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
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Examples (28 in total)
Are there any Japanese restaurants near here?
The two houses stand side by side.
There is a large house on the hill.
There is a house on the hill.
There are some shops near my house.
The path between the two houses was blocked by snow.
Two white houses face each other and stand across the way.
This book is available at one shop only.
There's only one store on the island.
I have a large house.
Mary drew a house and a tree.
Several cottages have been isolated by the flood water.
There was a cottage on the side of the hill.
My uncle lived alone in a secluded house on the cape.
There stands a cottage close to the forest.
Flags had been hoisted on the eaves of houses.
He lives six houses beyond my house.
He has built two houses so far.
In the past month, three houses, all in good condition, have been torn down.
No less than twenty houses were burnt down.
The doctor made six house calls in the afternoon.
A fire broke out last night and three houses were burnt down.
The fire burnt down four houses in the east of the city.
Two houses were burned down in the fire.
Several houses were damaged in the last storm.
Several houses were carried away by the great flood.
There were a few large old wooden houses in the town.
There are three beauty salons on this street.