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How to pronounce “genkan”
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- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of genkan with real speech in context.
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And I love Japan, but I don't like genkan,
- Definition summary
- The entryway to a Japanese house, where street shoes are removed and houseshoes put on before entering the house, and houseshoes removed and street shoes put on before leaving the house.
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How to pronounce genkan
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And I love Japan, but I don't like genkan,
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- The entryway to a Japanese house, where street shoes are removed and houseshoes put on before entering the house, and houseshoes removed and street shoes put on before leaving the house.
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