English Explanatory Dictionary

genkan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The entryway to a Japanese house, where street shoes are removed and houseshoes put on before entering the house, and houseshoes removed and street shoes put on before leaving the house.

Pronunciation

[ˈɡɛŋkɑn]

Word forms

genkan genkans

Etymology

From Japanese 玄関(げんかん) (genkan), from Middle Chinese 玄關 (MC hwen kwaen, literally “front door”).

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