JLPT N5 · Noun

玄関 (genkan)

玄関 (げんかん, genkan) is a Japanese noun meaning “entrance; front door”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: げんかん
Romaji: genkan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall · noun

Example sentences

トムが玄関にいるのでなかに入るように言ってください。

Tom is at the door. Please ask him in.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 玄関

玄

mysterious, occultness, blackゲン・くろ・くろ.い · 5 strokes

関

connection, barrier, gatewayカン・せき・-ぜき · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 玄関.

玄人くろうとexpert関係かんけいrelation関心かんしんconcern関連かんれんrelation機関きかんengine関かんbarrier関西かんさいKansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)関東かんとうKantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures)税関ぜいかんcustoms機関車きかんしゃlocomotive交通機関こうつうきかん(means of) transportation関税かんぜいcustoms (duties)関与かんよparticipationにも関わらずにもかかわらずin spite of

Source: JMdict entry 1263400 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.