Onyomi: ス, ソウ · Kunyomi: けむだし, てんまど, まど · Meanings: pane, window
Kanji for pane, window
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The kanji 窓 is made from two parts: 穴 (hole, opening) and 囱 (chimney, vent). The top part, 穴, means a hole or an opening in something. The bottom part, 囱, shows smoke going through a chimney — something that lets air and light pass. Together, they form the idea of an opening that lets in air and light — a window. In old houses, windows were simple holes covered with paper or cloth to keep out wind and rain.
Made from 穴(hole) and 囱(chimney). It shows an opening that lets air and light through — a window.
This kanji says: a hole (穴) that lets air and light pass (囱) is a window — 窓 means window or opening to the outside.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 窓 | まど | window | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 窓口 | まどぐち | counter, window, teller window, ticket window | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 窓際 | まどぎわ | at the window, by the window, next to the window | common Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 窓側 | まどがわ | window-side, window (seat, e.g. on a plane) | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 窓枠 | まどわく | window frame, sash | Noun |
| 窓ガラス | まどガラス | windowpane, window glass | Noun |
| 窓外 | そうがい | outside a window | Noun |
| 窓越し | まどごし | viewing through a window, passing through a window, going through a window, doing through a window | Noun |
| 窓拭き | まどふき | window cleaning | Noun |
| 窓辺 | まどべ | by the window | Noun |