床の間
とこのま
tokonoma
JLPT N2nounVocabularyLevel 72 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
床の間 (とこのま (tokonoma)) means "Alcove for displaying art or flowers". It is read とこのま (tokonoma). This page covers its usage with example sentences.
Meaning
Alcove for displaying art or flowers
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Example Sentences
床の間に掛け軸が飾られている。
とこのまにかけじくがかざられている。
A hanging scroll is displayed in the tokonoma.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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