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    3. 軒先

    軒先

    軒のき先さき

    edge of the eaves

    KMT9News #32+1Ref L2NounHome & HousingKanji Vocab16 strokes

    のきさき

    Noun

    1.
    edge of the eaves, house frontage

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    軒のき先さきにツバメの巣すがあった。

    There was a swallow's nest at the edge of the eaves.

    KMT7Home & HousingAnimals
    雨あま宿やどりのため、店みせの軒のき先さきで雨あめが止やむのを待まった。

    To shelter from the rain, I waited for the rain to stop under the eaves of the shop.

    KMT9Home & HousingDaily LifeWeather & Geography
    軒のき先さきに風ふう鈴りんを吊つるすと、夏なつの風ふ情ぜいを感かんじられる。

    Hanging a wind chime from the eaves allows you to feel the atmosphere of summer.

    KMT9Home & HousingCulture & TraditionsNature & Environment
    軒のき先さきには、来らい客きゃく用ようの自じ転てん車しゃが何なん台だいか停とまっていた。

    Several bicycles for visitors were parked at the house frontage.

    KMT9Home & HousingDaily Life
    軒のき先さきを借かりて商しょう売ばいをする露ろ天てん商しょうの姿すがたは、昔むかしながらの風ふう景けいだ。

    The sight of street vendors doing business under the eaves of houses is a traditional scene.

    KMT10Home & HousingBusiness & FinanceCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    軒
    のき…(1)
    flats・counter for houses・eaves
    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
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