窓(まど)

まど
noun
window
1. window
An opening in a wall for light and air.
窓(まど)を開(あ)ける。
To open the window.
窓(まど)から外(そと)を見(み)る。
To look outside through the window.
窓(まど)を閉(し)めてください。
Please close the window.
雨(あめ)が降(ふ)っているから、窓(まど)を閉(し)めた。
It was raining, so I closed the window.
朝(あさ)起(お)きたら、まず窓(まど)を開(あ)けて新(あたら)しい空気(くうき)を入(い)れます。
When I wake up in the morning, I first open the window to let in fresh air.

窓(まど) refers to windows—openings in walls for light, air, and viewing.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 窓(まど)を開(あ)ける: to open a window
  • 窓(まど)を閉(し)める: to close a window
  • 窓(まど)から見(み)る: to look out the window
  • 窓(まど)ガラス: window glass/pane

COMPOUNDS:

  • 窓口(まどぐち): service counter, point of contact
  • 窓側(まどがわ): window side (seats on trains)
  • 窓辺(まどべ): by the window
  • 出窓(でまど): bay window
  • 窓枠(まどわく): window frame

NOTE:
窓口(まどぐち) is commonly used figuratively to mean "point of contact" or "service counter" (e.g., 相談(そうだん)窓口(まどぐち) = consultation desk).

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Added 2026.1.9 21:59 · Revised 2026.3.22 12:29
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