屋 根(やね)

やね

noun

roof

1. roof

The covering of a building.

屋根(やね)を修理(しゅうり)する。

To repair the roof.

赤(あか)い屋根(やね)の家(いえ)。

A house with a red roof.

台風(たいふう)で屋根(やね)が壊(こわ)れてしまった。

The roof was damaged by the typhoon.

屋根(やね) refers to the roof of a building.

WORD STRUCTURE:
屋(や) (house) + 根(ね) (root/base) - the "base" covering of a house.

TYPES OF ROOFS:

瓦(かわら)屋根(やね): tiled roof (traditional Japanese)
茅葺き(かやぶき)屋根(やね): thatched roof
三角(さんかく)屋根(やね): triangular/gabled roof

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

屋根(やね)を直(なお)す: to fix the roof
屋根(やね)に登(のぼ)る: to climb onto the roof
屋根(やね)から落(お)ちる: to fall from the roof

COMPOUNDS:

屋根裏(やねうら): attic
屋根(やね)瓦(かわら): roof tile

EXPRESSION:
同(おな)じ屋根(やね)の下(した)に住(す)む: to live under the same roof (together)

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Added 2026.1.9 21:04 · Revised 2026.5.19 7:25

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