one house; one building
Used as a counter for houses or buildings, often in contexts like addresses, real estate, or describing a single dwelling.
There is only one shop in this village.
There is one bakery on this street.
He bought a detached house in the suburbs.
The salesman went around visiting each house one by one.
一軒 is the everyday word for counting houses, while 一戸 is a more formal or official term used in statistics and legal documents.
一軒 (いっけん) counts houses or buildings, while 一件 (いっけん) counts cases, matters, or incidents; they sound identical but refer to completely different things.
Standard kanji spelling for counting houses or buildings.
Numerical variant using Arabic numeral 1; common in informal or space-constrained writing.
Compound of 一 (one) and 軒 (counter for houses/buildings). The reading いっけん results from the regular sound change of いち + けん.