Illustration: Just inside an open apartment door, a visitor balances on one socked foot while removing the other outdoor shoe. The lowered tiled floor holds neatly paired shoes beneath a compact shoe cabinet; a clear step leads up to the wooden interior floor.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

玄げん関かん

genkan

entrance, entryway

Example sentences

  1. 誰だれかが玄関げんかんにいるよ。

    Someone is at the front door.

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  2. だれか玄関げんかんにいる。

    Someone is at the door.

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  3. 誰だれか玄関げんかんに来きてるよ。

    Someone is at the front door.

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Kanji in 玄関

  • 玄mysterious; occultnessOnゲンKunくろ・くろい
  • 関connection; barrierOnカンKunせき・かかわる・からくり

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