Kanji

玄

玄

mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

玄部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゲン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くろ, くろい

Nanori (Name Reading)

くろ, しず, しずか, つね, とお, とら, のり, はじめ, はる, はるか, ひかる, ひろ, ふか, ふかし

Common Readings

ゲン

Example sentences

玄関 げんかん
玄関で靴を脱いでください。

Please take off your shoes at the entrance.

脱ぐ ぬぐ
家に入るときは、玄関で靴を脱いでください。

When entering the house, please take off your shoes at the entrance.

玄関先 げんかんさき
玄関先で配達員から荷物を受け取った。

I received the package from the delivery person at the front door.

打ち水 うちみず
夏の夕暮れ、玄関先に打ち水をして涼を求めた。

In the summer twilight, we sprinkled water at the entrance to seek coolness.

玄関口 げんかんぐち
成田国際空港は、日本の空の玄関口だ。

Narita International Airport is the gateway to Japan's skies.

東京駅 とうきょうえき
東京駅は、日本の首都である東京の玄関口として知られています。

Tokyo Station is known as the gateway to Tokyo, the capital of Japan.

玄人 くろうと
彼のギターの腕前は玄人も唸るほどだ。

His guitar skills are so good that even professionals would be impressed.

幽玄 ゆうげん
その能の舞は幽玄の美を湛えていた

The dance of that Noh play was filled with a profound and mysterious beauty.

神韻縹渺 しんいんひょうびょう
その山水画は神韻縹渺としており、見る者を幽玄な世界へ誘う。

That landscape painting has an ethereal charm that draws the viewer into a mysterious world.

玄米 げんまい
健康のために、白米ではなく玄米を食べるようにしています。

For my health, I try to eat brown rice instead of white rice.

Example Vocabulary

玄関

げんかん

entrance; foyer; front door

玄関先

げんかんさき

front door; entrance area

正面玄関

しょうめんげんかん

玄関ホール

げんかんホール

玄関口

げんかんぐち

gateway; entrance

玄人

くろうと

expert; professional

玄武

げんぶ

幽玄

ゆうげん

profound and mysterious beauty, subtle and deep, yugen

玄米

げんまい

brown rice; unpolished rice

表玄関

おもてげんかん

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