軒先(のきさき)

のきさき
noun
edge of eaves; shopfront; doorstep
1. edge of eaves; under the eaves
the area just outside a building, under the overhang of the roof
軒先(のきさき)で雨宿(あまやど)りした。
I took shelter from the rain under the eaves.
軒先(のきさき)に風鈴(ふうりん)が下(さ)がっている。
A wind chime is hanging from the eaves.
ツバメが軒先(のきさき)に巣(す)を作(つく)った。
A swallow built a nest under the eaves.
2. storefront; shop entrance
the front of a shop, often where goods are displayed
軒先(のきさき)に野菜(やさい)を並(なら)べて売(う)っている。
They're selling vegetables displayed in front of the shop.
軒先(のきさき)に看板(かんばん)を出(だ)した。
I put out a sign in front of the shop.
軒先(のきさき)販売(はんばい)で新鮮(しんせん)な魚(さかな)を買(か)った。
I bought fresh fish sold at the storefront.

Refers to the area just in front of a building, under the overhang of the roof. Also used for the front of a shop where goods are displayed.

WORD FORMATION:
軒(のき) (eaves) + 先(さき) (tip, front)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 軒先(のきさき)で雨宿(あまやど)りする: to take shelter from rain under the eaves
  • 軒先(のきさき)に並(なら)べる: to display/line up in front of a shop
  • 軒先(のきさき)販売(はんばい): storefront sales

IDIOM:
軒先(のきさき)を貸(か)して母屋(おもや)を取(と)られる: lend the eaves and lose the main house (give an inch and they'll take a mile)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 軒(のき): eaves
  • 庇(ひさし): canopy, awning
  • 店頭(てんとう): in front of a store (formal)
  • 店先(みせさき): shopfront
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Added 2026.1.26 14:21 · Revised 2026.3.28 18:49
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