玄関

Japanese

Kanji in this term
玄 関
げん
Grade: S		 かん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology 1

genkwan > genkan.

Pronunciation

Noun

玄関 (hiragana げんかん, rōmaji genkan, historical hiragana げんくわん)

  1. the entrance to a profound path; in particularly an introduction to the Zen Buddhist discipline
  2. the entrance to a Zen Buddhist temple
  3. the place of entrance / exit in a Japanese home; usually recessed into the floor
    • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 296)
      Guenquan. ゲンクヮン (玄関) 茶の湯 (Chanoyu)へ行くのに通る道の入り口、または、門. また、ある人の家の中に入るのに通る奥の入口.
See also
  • 玄 (げん)関 (か) (genka)
Derived terms
  • 玄 (げん)関 (かん)帳 (ちょう) (genkanchō)
  • 玄 (げん)関 (かん)番 (ばん) (genkanban)

Etymology 2

From earlier genkan. genkwan > genkwa > genka. The final /a/ was likely nasalized. Common during the Edo period.

Noun

玄関 (hiragana げんか, rōmaji genka, historical hiragana げんくわ)

  1. same as 玄関 (genkan)
    • 1686: Shika no Makifude (鹿の巻筆) (page 182)
      浪人、「さてはいまのももんぐわあゆへ」と思ひながら、是非なく座敷をたちけり。玄関(げんくわ)口へ出ければ、又かのいたづらがき、玄関（げんか）のわきに居けり。

References

  1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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