玄関

げんかん

entrance (to a house or a building)

What does 玄関 mean?

玄関 is a Japanese noun meaning entrance (to a house or a building) in English. It is written as 玄関 in kanji, げんかん in hiragana, and genkan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentence

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.