Word Meaning 床の間

とこのま toko no ma

床の間 is read as とこのま (toko no ma) and means tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed).

Meaning

English

  1. tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

Reading

Kana

とこのま

Romaji

toko no ma

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 5911 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

とこ

alcove

床下

ゆかした

under the floor

床屋

とこや

barbershop

ゆか

dining platform built across a river

床上

ゆかうえ

on a floor

波間

なみま

interval between the waves

区間

くかん

interval

仲間

なかま

member of the same category (family, class)

谷間

たにま

cleavage (of breasts)

短時間

たんじかん

short time

短期間

たんきかん

short term

岩間

いわま

among rocks

Example Sentences

1

I could not buy the 3 sen stamp to put on the letter, so it ended up staying for many days on top of the tokonoma.