Meaning

Primary

Roof

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The root of your roof is still your roof. If it helps, imagine roots growing out of your roof. They protect you from the rain.

Reading

やね
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses the kun'yomi readings. The kun'yomi for is . For a mnemonic, we'll use the sound a horse makes, neigh (). Why is the horse neigh-ing? It's stuck on the roof.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 屋根に上る

    to climb up onto a roof

    屋根に登る

    to climb up onto a roof

    屋根に上がる

    to go up onto a roof

Context Sentences

屋根の上にたくさんの鳥が止まっています。

There are many birds on the roof.

屋根も食べ物もある生活ができて、うれしいです。

I'm happy to have a life with a roof and food.

屋根の上から雪が落ちるかもしれないので気を付けて下さいね。

Please be careful as the snow may fall from the roof.

Kanji Composition