屋根
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 屋 | 根 |
| や Grade: 3 | ね Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology
Houses in ancient Japan were dugouts, where the roof came right down to the ground.[1]
Noun
屋根 (hiragana やね, rōmaji yane)
- roof
References
- Why does 屋根 means roof and 天井 means ceiling? - Japanese Language Stack Exchange