Illustration: On the flat roof of a small Japanese apartment building, two residents sit beside a few vegetable planters and share cold tea. A rooftop stairwell doorway opens behind them, and a safety railing follows the outer edge.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

屋おく上じょう

okujou

rooftop

Example sentences

  1. 青空あおぞらを見みたくなったら、屋上おくじょうに行いきます。

    I go up to the rooftop when I want to see the blue sky.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 昨夜さくや、屋上おくじょうから星ほしを観察かんさつした。

    Last night, we watched the stars from the rooftop.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼女かのじょは屋上おくじょうでよくヴァイオリンの練習れんしゅうをしていたものだ。

    She would often practice the violin on the roof.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 屋上

  • 屋roof; houseOnオクKunや
  • 上above; upOnジョウ・ショウ・シャンKunうえ・うわ-・かみ

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