genkan

English

Etymology

From Japanese 玄関(げんかん) (genkan), from Middle Chinese 玄關 (MC hwen kwaen, literally “front door”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛŋkɑn]

Noun

genkan (plural genkans or genkan)

1. The entryway to a Japanese house, where street shoes are removed and houseshoes put on before entering the house, and houseshoes removed and street shoes put on before leaving the house.

Anagrams

• enkang

Japanese

Romanization

genkan

1. Rōmaji transcription of げんかん