tokonoma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A recess in a domestic interior in which things are displayed, such as kakemono (hanging scrolls) or ikebana (flower arrangements).

Word forms

tokonoma tokonomas

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 床の間 (tokonoma).

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