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屋上

Rooftop


Meaning

Rooftop, Housetop

Word Type

noun

Explanation

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


Reading

おくじょう

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You didn't learn this reading for 屋 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

Patterns of Use

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

  • 屋上から見える

    to be able to see from the rooftop

    屋上から見る

    to see from the rooftop

    屋上から投げる

    to throw from the rooftop

  • 屋上スペース

    rooftop space

    屋上テラス

    rooftop terrace

    屋上部分

    rooftop area

  • 屋上のアンテナ

    rooftop antenna

    屋上のタンク

    rooftop tank

    屋上のプール

    rooftop swimming pool

  • 屋上に上がる

    to go up to the rooftop

    屋上に上る

    to go up to the rooftop

    屋上にある

    to be on the rooftop

  • 屋上で行う

    to carry out on the rooftop

    屋上でする

    to do something on the rooftop

    屋上で見る

    to see on the 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