～軒(けん)

けん

counter

counter for houses/buildings

See also: 〜軒(けん) (counter: houses (variant))

1. counter for houses and buildings

Used to count houses, shops, and small buildings.

一(いっ)軒(けん)の家(いえ)。

One house.

三(さん)軒(けん)の店(みせ)がある。

There are three shops.

この通(とお)りに何(なん)軒(けん)店(みせ)がありますか。

How many shops are there on this street?

三(さん)軒(げん)隣(となり)にパン屋(や)がある。

There's a bakery three doors down.

三(さん)軒(げん)隣(となり) is read さんげんどなり, with 軒 read as げん.

今日(きょう)は五(ご)軒(けん)の家(いえ)を回(まわ)った。

I visited five houses today.

～軒(けん) is a counter for houses, shops, and small buildings.

Counting patterns

一(いっ)軒(けん): one building
二(に)軒(けん): two buildings
三(さん)軒(けん): three buildings
何(なん)軒(けん): how many buildings?

What IT counts

家(いえ): houses
店(みせ): shops
飲食店(いんしょくてん): restaurants
Small buildings in general

Common expressions

三(さん)軒(げん)隣(となり): three doors down
一(いっ)軒(けん)家(や): detached house
軒並(のきな)み: every house, across the board

Similar words

～棟(むね)/棟(とう): for larger buildings/structures

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Added 2026.1.9 18:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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