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上がり框 (あがりがまち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
raised threshold ; genkan step ; entrance floor edge
Refers to the wooden beam or step at the boundary between the lower entrance area (genkan) and the raised interior floor in a traditional Japanese house. Also used for the front portion of the genkan floor itself.
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The raised threshold of the old house was polished and shiny.
Written forms 上がり框 Usage 40% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
あがりがまち
Standard kanji spelling.
あがりかまち
上あ がりかまち Usage 14%
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上がりがまち Usage 13% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
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上り框 Usage 11% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
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あがり框 Usage 6% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
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上框 Usage 5% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
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あがりかまち Usage 4%
上あが りかまち Usage 2%
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上りがまち Usage 2% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
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あがりがまち Usage 2%
Similar words 玄げん 関かん 玄関 is the entrance hall or vestibule as a whole, while 上がり框 specifically refers to the raised step or edge where you step up into the house.
式しき 台だい 式台 is a formal entrance step or platform, often found in traditional shops or samurai residences, whereas 上がり框 is the common residential term.
Etymology Compound of 上がり (agari, 'going up', nominalized form of 上がる) and 框 (kamachi, 'frame, threshold'). The reading かまち is a rendaku form of かまち, referring to a wooden frame or sill.
