JLPT N1 Advanced
棟
Counter for large buildings in a complex; ridge of a roof
Readings
1 Suffix, Counter
Counter for buildings
Specifies individual large structures belonging to a specific complex or facility, such as apartment blocks or hospital wings.
Example
私 は この マンション の B棟 に 住んで います 。
I live in Building B of this apartment complex.
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2 Noun
Ridge (of a roof)
Refers to the horizontal ridge at the very top of a pitched roof where the sloping sections meet.
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