Word Meaning 玄関

げんかん genkan

玄関 is read as げんかん (genkan) and means entrance.

Meaning

English

  1. entrance
  2. front door
  3. entryway
  4. entranceway
  5. entry hall
  6. vestibule
  7. porch
  8. foyer

Reading

Kana

げんかん

Romaji

genkan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words ドア,,,出入り口,入り口,観葉植物,ロック Rank 3449 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

玄関先

げんかんさき

entrance

玄関口

げんかんぐち

gateway (to a region, etc.)

玄関番

げんかんばん

doorkeeper

玄関ホール

げんかんほーる

entrance hall

玄関マット

げんかんまっと

doormat (outside the door of a house, etc.)

玄関払い

げんかんばらい

refusing to see a visitor

正面玄関

しょうめんげんかん

front entrance

内玄関

うちげんかん

side entrance

表玄関

おもてげんかん

front door

空の玄関

そらのげんかん

airport

玄人

くろうと

woman in the nightlife business

玄米

げんまい

unpolished rice

Example Sentences

10

くつはげんかんでぬいでください。

please take off your shoes at the entrance.

げんかんのまえにねこがすわっていた。

a cat was sitting in front of the entrance.

There's someone at the door.

Someone is at the door.

I locked the front door.

I locked the front door.

He entered the hallway.

Let's take off our shoes at the entrance.

Someone is at the front door.

Someone is at the front door.