genkan
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Japanese 玄関 (genkan), from Middle Chinese 玄關 (MC hwen kwaen, literally “front door”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
genkan (plural genkans or genkan)
- 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.
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Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
genkan
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