通用口(つうようぐち)

つうようぐち
noun
service entrance; side door; staff entrance
building
1. service entrance; side door; staff entrance; back entrance
A secondary entrance to a building, typically used by staff, deliveries, or for everyday access rather than the main entrance.
通用口(つうようぐち)から入(はい)ってください。
Please enter through the service entrance.
配達(はいたつ)は通用口(つうようぐち)を使(つか)ってください。
Please use the service entrance for deliveries.
正面(しょうめん)の入(い)り口(ぐち)は閉(し)まっていたので、通用口(つうようぐち)から建物(たてもの)に入(はい)った。
The front entrance was closed, so I entered the building through the side door.

A compound of 通用(つうよう) (general use, common use) + 口(ぐち) (entrance, opening). Refers to a door used for everyday or practical access, as opposed to the formal main entrance.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 正面玄関(しょうめんげんかん): main entrance — the formal front entrance of a building
  • 裏口(うらぐち): back door — a door at the rear, sometimes with connotations of doing things secretly
  • 非常口(ひじょうぐち): emergency exit — used only in emergencies

Related Words

Compare: 裏口(うらぐち) (back door)
Compare: 非常口(ひじょうぐち) (emergency exit)
Related: 出入(でい)り口(ぐち) (entrance and exit)
Compare: 通用門(つうようもん) (service entrance)
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Added 2026.3.30 0:19 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31
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