also: あがりぐち
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.
I took off my shoes at the entrance of the old house.
Sit at the entrance step and gaze at the garden.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading あがりぐち is more common than あがりくち.
Alternate reading; less common than あがりぐち.
Compound of 上がり (agari, 'going up', noun form of 上がる) and 口 (kuchi, 'opening, entrance'). Literally 'the opening where one goes up', referring to the step from the earthen floor to the raised floor in a traditional Japanese house.