正しょう面めん玄げん関かん

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Meanings

noun

front entrance; main entrance; front door

Refers to the formal or main entrance of a building, such as a house, hotel, or institution. Often implies a grander or more official entryway than a side or back door.

お客きゃく様さまは正しょう面めん玄げん関かんからお入はいりください。
Guests, please enter through the front entrance.
ホテルの正しょう面めん玄げん関かんには大おおきな門もんがある。
The hotel's main entrance has a large gate.

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Kanji

正correct, justice, righteous
面mask, face, features
玄mysterious, occultness, black
関connection, barrier, gateway

Related words

玄げん関かん
玄関 is the general term for an entrance or entryway, while 正面玄関 specifically means the main or front entrance, often the most prominent one.
裏うら口ぐち
裏口 means a back door or rear entrance, contrasting with 正面玄関 which is the front/main entrance.

Opposites

裏うら口ぐちN2
裏口 is a plain, often service-oriented rear entrance, while 正面玄関 is the grand, official front entrance of a building.

Built from

正しょう面めん+玄げん関かん

Etymology

Compound of 正面 (front, facade) and 玄関 (entrance, entryway). 玄関 originally referred to the entrance of a Zen temple, later extended to the entrance of a house or building.