昇降口

しょうこうぐち
noun
entrance; entryway (esp. of a school)
building
1. entrance; entryway (esp. a school's, where shoes are changed)
The entrance area of a building—typically a school—where people go in and out and often change between outdoor shoes and indoor shoes. Also a boarding hatch on a ship or aircraft.
昇降口(しょうこうぐち)で靴(くつ)を履(は)き替(か)える。
To change your shoes at the entrance.
生徒(せいと)たちが昇降口(しょうこうぐち)に集(あつ)まっている。
The students are gathering at the entrance.
昇降口(しょうこうぐち)の下駄箱(げたばこ)に上履(うわば)きをしまった。
I put my indoor shoes away in the shoe locker at the entrance.

Composed of 昇降(しょうこう) (going up and down, entering and exiting) + 口(ぐち) (opening, gate). In everyday Japanese it most often means the shoe-changing entrance of a school.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 玄関(げんかん): entryway — of a home or building generally
  • 出入口(でいりぐち): entrance/exit — a plain word for any doorway

Related Words

Compare: 玄関(げんかん) (entryway)
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Added 2026.7.15 21:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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