屋根

Japanese

Kanji in this term
屋 根
や
Grade: 3 		ね
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
家根

Etymology

Houses in ancient Japan were dugouts, where the roof came right down to the ground.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

屋(や)根(ね) • (yane) 

  1. roof

References

  1. ^ Why does 屋根 means roof and 天井 means ceiling? - Japanese Language Stack Exchange
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