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    3. 玄関

    玄関

    玄げん関かん

    entrance

    N5KMT5News #5+1CoreNounHome & HousingKanji Vocab19 strokes

    玄關

    げんかん

    Noun

    1.
    entrance, front door, entryway, entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, porch, foyer, mud room

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    玄げん関かんで靴くつを脱ぬいでください。

    Please take off your shoes at the entrance.

    KMT3Home & HousingDaily Life
    玄げん関かんに鍵かぎをかけましたか?

    Did you lock the front door?

    KMT5Home & HousingDaily Life
    玄げん関かんに季き節せつの花はなを飾かざっています。

    I decorate the entryway with seasonal flowers.

    KMT5Home & HousingDaily Life
    広ひろい玄げん関かんは、来らい客きゃくを温あたたかく迎むかえることができます。

    A spacious entryway can warmly welcome guests.

    KMT6Home & HousingFamily & Relationships
    日に本ほんの家いえでは、玄げん関かんが内 外 の境きょう界かい線せんとして重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたします。

    In Japanese homes, the entryway plays an important role as the boundary between inside and outside.

    KMT7Home & HousingCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    玄
    くろ・くろ.い…(4)
    mysterious・occultness・black・deep・profound
    関
    せき・-ぜき・かか.わる・からくり・かんぬき…(1)
    connection・barrier・gateway・involve・concerning
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