棟

むね · mune

JLPT N3

Meaning

Ridge (of a roof); ridgepole; building; counter for buildings

Examples

• この<b>棟</b>の屋根は新しく葺き替えられたばかりだ。 — The roof of this <b>building</b> has just been re-roofed.
• 病院には複数の<b>棟</b>があり、それぞれ専門が異なる。 — The hospital has multiple <b>buildings</b>, each with a different specialty.
• その古い家は、<b>棟</b>が少し傾いている。 — The <b>ridge</b> of that old house is slightly tilted.