Japanese symbol for “porch”
玄関
げんかん
Romaji: genkan
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway
In Japanese, porch is 玄関, read げんかん (genkan).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
Written forms: 玄関、玄關. Readings: げんかん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “porch”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ポーチ | ポーチ poochi | porch |
| ベランダ | ベランダ beranda | veranda; verandah; porch |
| 前廊 | ぜんろう zenrou | porch; portico; colonnaded entranceway |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玄人 | くろうと kurouto | expert; professional; master |
| 玄米 | げんまい genmai | unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice |
| 玄武 | げんぶ genbu | Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens) |
| 幽玄 | ゆうげん yuugen | mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound |
| 玄孫 | げんそん genson | great-great-grandchild; fourth-generation descendant |
| 関係 | かんけい kankei | relation; relationship; connection |
| 関連 | かんれん kanren | relation; connection; relevance |
| 機関 | きかん kikan | engine |
See also: Chinese symbol for “porch”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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