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[ˈɡɛŋkɑn] · 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..
Use genkan when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Genkan means 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..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use genkan where its definition matches the intended context.
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