上あがり口くち

noun

entrance; entryway

Specifically the entrance area of a traditional Japanese house or room where one steps up from the earthen floor (doma) to the raised floor. Often used for the genkan-like space in older buildings.

• 古ふるい家いえの上あがり口ぐちで靴くつを脱ぬいだ。

  I took off my shoes at the entrance of the old house.

• 上あがり口ぐちに座すわって庭にわを眺ながめる。

  Sit at the entrance step and gaze at the garden.