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) 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 Rōmaji transcription of げんかん