窓

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 窓を開けてください。▶ —
   Please open the window.
2. 窓から富士山が見えます。▶ —
   You can see Mt. Fuji from the window.

Collocations

Mnemonic

窓 mado — kanji 窓 = 穴 (hole) + 囱 (ancient form of chimney) → "an opening for air and light". Central to Japanese housing vocabulary alongside 障子 (shouji, paper sliding screen) and 縁側 (engawa, veranda corridor) — together they shape Japanese architectural aesthetics. Abstract extension: 窓口 (madoguchi, "window mouth") = bank/government service counter → metaphor for a point of contact. 心の窓 (kokoro no mado, "window of the heart") = a poetic name for eyes. One word spans architecture, administration, and literary metaphor.

Quick check

1. Abstract meaning and social domain of 窓口?

   • Bank/government service counter → point of first contact / inquiry metaphor
   • A literal window
   • A curtain
   • Window store