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屋根

Roof

Meaning

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

Explanation

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

Context

Patterns of Use

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
屋根の下
under the roof
屋根の色
color of the roof
屋根の形
shape of the roof
屋根を支える
to support the roof
屋根を付ける
to attach to a roof
屋根を見る
to look at the roof
車の屋根
roof of the car
工場の屋根
roof of the factory
家の屋根
roof of the house
トタン屋根
galvanized sheet iron roof
丸屋根
a dome
ガラス屋根
glass 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