Translation guide
Describes the part of a building or property that faces a street, water, or open space. In Japanese, this concept is expressed through specific terms depending on context, such as the width of the front, the facade, or the land along a road.
The measurement of how wide a plot of land is at the front, especially in real estate or urban planning.
The most common term for the frontage or width of a property facing a street. Used in real estate and architecture.
この土地は間口が狭い。
This plot has a narrow frontage.
間口の広い店舗が理想的だ。
A store with a wide frontage is ideal.
Refers to the front entrance or the side facing the main road, often implying the frontage width.
表口が道路に面している。
The frontage faces the road.
The exterior front wall or appearance of a building, especially in architectural or aesthetic contexts.
General term for the front or facade of a building. Can also mean the front view.
建物の正面はガラス張りだ。
The frontage of the building is glass-walled.
Loanword from French 'façade', used in architectural contexts to refer to the front exterior of a building.
歴史的なファサードを保存する。
Preserve the historic frontage.
Means the front face or front side, often used for buildings or objects.
The strip of land that borders a street, river, or lake, often considered in terms of development or access.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'land facing the road', commonly used when specifying frontage in property descriptions.
道路に面した土地は価値が高い。
Land with road frontage is valuable.
Refers to coastal or waterfront areas, sometimes used for frontage along water.
沿岸部の開発が進んでいる。
Development of the waterfront frontage is progressing.
間口 (maguchi) specifically refers to the width of the frontage, often in measurements, while 正面 (shōmen) refers to the front face or facade in a more general sense. Use 間口 when discussing property dimensions, and 正面 when talking about the appearance or orientation of a building.
There is no single Japanese word that covers all meanings of 'frontage'. Translating it directly as 前部 or 前側 may sound unnatural. Choose the term based on whether you mean width, facade, or land along a road.
店の前面に看板を掲げる。
Put up a sign on the frontage of the shop.