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玄関

げんかん

entrance hall

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Examples

  1. 玄関で靴を脱ぎます。

    げんかんでくつをぬぎます。

    I take off my shoes at the entrance.

  2. 玄関に傘があります。

    げんかんにかさがあります。

    There is an umbrella in the entrance hall.

  3. 友達が玄関で待っています。

    ともだちがげんかんでまっています。

    My friend is waiting at the entrance.

Common patterns

玄関で靴を脱ぐ
to take off shoes at the entrance
玄関を出る
to leave through the entrance
玄関の前
in front of the entrance

Memory tip

玄関 is the sunken entry area inside a Japanese home where shoes come off — not the door itself (ドア) or the gate (門).

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