suffix, counter
counter for buildings (esp. houses)
Used to count houses, shops, and other buildings. Often follows a number or quantifier.
この通りには家が十軒並んでいる。
Ten houses line this street.
あの角に新しい店が一軒できた。
A new shop has opened on that corner.
suffix
suffix for pen names, stage names, etc.
Attached to a name to indicate a professional or artistic alias. Common in historical or literary contexts.
彼は「一葉」の軒号で知られている。
He is known by the pen name 'Ichiyō'.
その浮世絵師は「歌麿」の軒を名乗った。
The ukiyo-e artist used the name 'Utamaro'.
Originally referred to the eaves of a building; extended to count houses and later to artistic names, possibly from the practice of displaying a nameplate under the eaves.