Meaning

Primary

Rooftop

Alternative

Housetop

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Above the roof is the rooftop. What else would be up there?

Reading

おくじょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You didn't learn this reading for though, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

One place in the world has more rooftops than any where else, and that's Oklahoma (おく). They get so many tornadoes that they need extra rooftops for when the first few blow off.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • デパートの屋上

    department store rooftop

    マンションの屋上

    apartment building rooftop

    ビルの屋上

    office building rooftop

Context Sentences

今日、屋上でバーベキューをします。

We're doing a rooftop barbecue today.

このビルの屋上ではトマトを育てています。

We grow tomatoes on the rooftop of this building.

屋上では、昼は洗濯物を干したり、夜は星を見たりするんです。

On the rooftop, we dry our laundry during the day and see the stars at night.

Kanji Composition