English
genkan
Genkan comes from Japanese 玄関.
- Japanesemodern玄関genkan
- Englishtodaygenkan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Japanesemodern玄関genkan
- Englishtodaygenkan
Every English word from Japanese 玄関
Today it means
noun 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.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 玄関 / genkan