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    3. 土間

    土間

    土ど間ま

    dirt floor

    KMT9News #31+1CoreNounHome & HousingKanji Vocab15 strokes

    どま

    Noun

    1.
    dirt floor, room with dirt floor
    2.
    pit (theater seating), parterre

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    古ふるいい家えには土ど間まがあります。

    Old houses have a dirt floor area.

    KMT6Home & Housing
    昔むかしの日に本ほんの家いえでは、土ど間まは作さ業ぎょうスペースとして使つかわれていた。

    In old Japanese houses, the dirt floor area was used as a workspace.

    KMT9Home & HousingCulture & Traditions
    玄げん関かんから続つづく土ど間まは、靴くつを脱ぬぐ場ば所しょとしてだけでなく、収しゅう納のうスペースとしても便べん利りだ。

    The dirt floor area extending from the entrance is convenient not only as a place to take off shoes but also as storage space.

    KMT9Home & HousingDaily Life
    農のう家かでは、収しゅう穫かくした野や菜さいを一いち時じ的てきに置おくために土ど間まが重ちょう宝ほうされた。

    In farmhouses, the dirt floor area was valued for temporarily placing harvested vegetables.

    KMT9Home & HousingFood & Dining
    現げん代だいの住じゅう宅たくでも、土ど間まを設もうけることで、多た様ような用よう途とに対たい応おうできる空くう間かんが生うまれる。

    Even in modern homes, creating a dirt floor area can create a space that can accommodate various uses.

    KMT10Home & HousingArt & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    土
    つち…(5)
    soil・earth・ground・Turkey
    間
    あいだ・ま・あい…(6)
    interval・space
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