What does 玄関 (genkan | げんかん) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

玄関の靴をそろえなさい。
genkan no kutsu o soroe nasai.
Do arrange your shoes in the entrance hall. | Do arrange your shoes in the porch way. | Do arrange your shoes in the genkan.

玄関で傘をささないように。
genkan de kasa o sasa nai yō ni.
Don't open your umbrella in the hall.

私は冷たい風が玄関に入るのを感じた。
watashi wa tsumetai kaze ga genkan ni hairu no o kanji ta.
I felt the cold wind come into the hall.

帽子とオーバーは玄関にお置きください。
bōshi to ōbā wa genkan ni o oki kudasai.
Leave your hat and overcoat in the hall.

コートは玄関のところにかけてください。
kōto wa genkan no tokoro ni kake te kudasai.
Hang your coat in the hall, please.

彼は玄関へ飛び込んできて階段を駆け上った。
kare wa genkan e tobikon de ki te kaidan o kake nobotta.
He darted into the hall and up the stairs.

玄関に鍵が掛かってて、家に入れなかったんだ。
genkan ni kagi ga kakatte te, ie ni ire nakattan da.
Because the entrance was locked, we couldn't enter the house.

玄関には鍵がかかっていたので家には入れなかった。
genkan ni wa kagi ga kakatte i ta node ie ni wa ire nakatta.
Because the entrance was locked, we couldn't enter the house.

私はギャングが玄関から漏れる明かりを受けて横たわっているのを見た。
watashi wa gyangu ga genkan kara moreru akari o uke te yokotawatte iru no o mi ta.
I saw a gangster lying in the light from the hall.

三月三日の午ごろに、一通の速達郵便がわたしの家の玄関に投げ込まれた。
sangatsu san nichi no uma goro ni, ichi tsū no sokutatsu yūbin ga watashi no ie no genkan ni nagekoma re ta.
On the 3rd of March, at around noon, an express letter was thrown into the entrance of my house.

島村は宿の玄関で若葉の匂いの強い裏山を見上げると、それに誘われるように荒っぽく登って行った。
shimamura wa yado no genkan de wakaba no nioi no tsuyoi urayama o miageru to, sore ni sasowa reru yō ni arappoku nobotte itta.
Shimamura, while he was in the inn's entrance, looked at the nearby mountain bathed in the strong smell of fresh leaves and went to climb the mountain as if drawn by this smell.

	The Japanese word
	玄関
	is pronounced
	genkan \| げんかん
	means
	entrance area, entrance hall

	Examples:
	玄関の靴をそろえなさい。 genkan no kutsu o soroe nasai. Do arrange your shoes in the entrance hall. \| Do arrange your shoes in the porch way. \| Do arrange your shoes in the genkan.
	玄関で傘をささないように。 genkan de kasa o sasa nai yō ni. Don't open your umbrella in the hall.
	私は冷たい風が玄関に入るのを感じた。 watashi wa tsumetai kaze ga genkan ni hairu no o kanji ta. I felt the cold wind come into the hall.
	帽子とオーバーは玄関にお置きください。 bōshi to ōbā wa genkan ni o oki kudasai. Leave your hat and overcoat in the hall.
	コートは玄関のところにかけてください。 kōto wa genkan no tokoro ni kake te kudasai. Hang your coat in the hall, please.
	彼は玄関へ飛び込んできて階段を駆け上った。 kare wa genkan e tobikon de ki te kaidan o kake nobotta. He darted into the hall and up the stairs.
	玄関に鍵が掛かってて、家に入れなかったんだ。 genkan ni kagi ga kakatte te, ie ni ire nakattan da. Because the entrance was locked, we couldn't enter the house.
	玄関には鍵がかかっていたので家には入れなかった。 genkan ni wa kagi ga kakatte i ta node ie ni wa ire nakatta. Because the entrance was locked, we couldn't enter the house.
	私はギャングが玄関から漏れる明かりを受けて横たわっているのを見た。 watashi wa gyangu ga genkan kara moreru akari o uke te yokotawatte iru no o mi ta. I saw a gangster lying in the light from the hall.
	三月三日の午ごろに、一通の速達郵便がわたしの家の玄関に投げ込まれた。 sangatsu san nichi no uma goro ni, ichi tsū no sokutatsu yūbin ga watashi no ie no genkan ni nagekoma re ta. On the 3rd of March, at around noon, an express letter was thrown into the entrance of my house.
	島村は宿の玄関で若葉の匂いの強い裏山を見上げると、それに誘われるように荒っぽく登って行った。 shimamura wa yado no genkan de wakaba no nioi no tsuyoi urayama o miageru to, sore ni sasowa reru yō ni arappoku nobotte itta. Shimamura, while he was in the inn's entrance, looked at the nearby mountain bathed in the strong smell of fresh leaves and went to climb the mountain as if drawn by this smell.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org