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床の間

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

床の間 — “tokonoma, alcove (in a Japanese room)”

床の間 (read とこのま) means tokonoma, alcove (in a Japanese room). It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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とこのま

Meaning

tokonoma, alcove (in a Japanese room)

床の間 in a sentence

床の間とこのまに花はなを飾るかざる。

To display flowers in the alcove.

The kanji in 床の間

床floor
間gap; interval of time/space

Words that share a kanji with 床の間

床ゆか— floor
床屋とこや— barbershop
起床きしょう— getting up (from bed), rising
時間じかん— time
～時間～じかん— ~ hours
～週間～しゅうかん— ~ weeks
間に合うまにあう— to be in time, to make it in time
間違うまちがう— to make a mistake, to be mistaken

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