上あがり框がまち

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.

• 上あがり框がまちに腰こし掛かけて靴くつを脱ぬいだ。

  I sat on the raised threshold and took off my shoes.

• 古ふるい家いえの上あがり框がまちは磨みがかれてつやつやしていた。

  The raised threshold of the old house was polished and shiny.