10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

flats, counter for houses, eaves

Kun'yomi
  • eaves ②narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
On'yomi
  • ケン
    counter for buildings (esp. houses) ②suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

のき 96.3%
ケン 3.7%

Character Breakdown

flats, counter for houses, eaves
のき ケン (7th, N2)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)

Common Words

eaves ②narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
row of houses ②every house ③all
under the eaves
ninja (esp. those serving the Uesugi clan during the Sengoku period)
edge of the eaves
height from the ground to a building's eaves
eave-end roof tile (comprising a convex semi-cylindrical tile and a decorative pendant)
eave-end roof tile (comprising a broadly concave tile and near-rectangular decorative cap)
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References

Unicode hex code 8ED2
JIS X 0208 1-24-14
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4611
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5944
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1459
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1851
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 980
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1328
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1652
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1781
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1260
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 953
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38187
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1215
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1187
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1246
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 939
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1393
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 508
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1772
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1667
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7c3.1
Four corner code 5104.0
De Roo Code 1555