Jisho

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おくじょうおくか 屋上屋を架す
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending
1. to do something useless; to gild the lily; to gild refined gold; to build a roof atop the roof​Idiomatic expression, See also 屋上架屋
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Noun
1. rooftop garden​
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2. Roof garden​A roof garden is any garden on the roof of a building. Be... Read more
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Noun
1. gilding the lily; adding redundant things​Yojijukugo (four character compound), See also 屋上屋を架す
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Noun
1. rooftop gardening; rooftop planting; roof greening​
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2. Green roof​A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that ... Read more
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Kanji — 2 found

4.030387844862056
9 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3.
屋
roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Kun: や
On: オク
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0.10177747082984988
3 strokes. JLPT N5. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1.
上
above, up
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Sentences — 15 found

  • jreibun/50/1
      ちょっと
    • よかぜ夜風
    • に当たろうとマンションの
    • おくじょう屋上
    • に出て眺めると、密集した
    • いえいえ家々
    • の
    • まど窓
    • に、
    • ひとつひと1つ1つ
    • あ明かり
    • が
    • とも灯って
    • いるのが見えた。
    I went out on the roof of the condominium building to catch a little night breeze and watched each window of the crowded house being lit up. — Jreibun
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Names — 1 found

やがみ 【屋上】
Family or surname
1. Yagami​