一軒家

一軒屋

Reading

Kana: いっけんや

Romaji: ikken'ya

Definitions

noun

1

house; detached house; single house

2

isolated house; house in isolated location

3

building resembling a house, occupied by a single business (e.g. restaurant)

Kanji

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

軒

Readings: ケン、 のき

Meanings: flats, counter for houses, eaves

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

屋

Readings: オク、 や

Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller

Example Sentence

森(もり)の近(ちか)くに一軒家(いっけんや)がある。

➥There stands a cottage close to the forest.