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counter for houses and buildings
Used to count houses, shops, and small buildings.
一軒の家。
One house.
三軒の店がある。
There are three shops.
この通りに何軒店がありますか。
How many shops are there on this street?
三軒隣にパン屋がある。
There's a bakery three doors down.
三軒隣 is read さんげんどなり, with 軒 read as げん.
今日は五軒の家を回った。
I visited five houses today.
～軒 is a counter for houses, shops, and small buildings.
COUNTING:
- 一軒: one building
- 二軒: two buildings
- 三軒: three buildings
- 何軒: how many buildings?
WHAT IT COUNTS:
- 家: houses
- 店: shops
- 飲食店: restaurants
- Small buildings in general
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 三軒隣: three doors down
- 一軒家: detached house
- 軒並み: every house, across the board
CONTRAST:
- ～棟/棟: for larger buildings/structures