large building; building with a long roof
Refers to a large, often elongated building, such as a temple hall, a school building, or a wing of a complex. Not used for small structures.
The main hall of this temple is a large building.
counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
Used as a suffix or counter for buildings, especially large or distinct structures. Attaches to numbers or building names.
There are ten apartment buildings in this housing complex.
This apartment complex has five buildings in total.
学校の棟が二つある。
There are two school buildings.
The third building has been completed.
The pediatrics department is in the east wing of this hospital.
建物 is the general, neutral word for any building, while 棟 specifically refers to a large, often elongated structure or is used as a counter for buildings.
軒 counts individual houses or shop fronts, while 棟 counts whole building structures such as apartment blocks or complexes.
棟 is the standard word for a building's wing or block in Japanese, while ウイング gives a more modern, katakana facility-name feel.
counter for buildings (esp. houses) · suffix for pen names, stage names, etc.
hospital ward
central figure; pillar; mainstay · chief; boss; leader · master carpenter · roof beams and ridge supports
ridgepole-raising ceremony
suffix for building numbers
dormitory building; dormitory hall
master carpenter; master builder
wing (of a building)
ridgepole-raising ceremony
campground cooking pavilion
The kanji 棟 originally referred to the ridgepole of a roof, and by extension came to mean a building with such a roof, and later a counter for buildings.
administrative building; administration building
gallery; exhibition hall
whole-house rental; cottage rental
a vast collection of books