玄 関 先(げんかんさき)

げんかんさき

noun

doorstep; front door

1. doorstep; the front door area

The area just at or outside the front door of a house, where visitors are dealt with without being asked in.

荷物(にもつ)を玄関先(げんかんさき)に置(お)く。

I leave the package at the front door.

玄関先(げんかんさき)で話(はな)した。

We talked at the door.

玄関先(げんかんさき)で失礼(しつれい)しますと言(い)って、客(きゃく)は上(あ)がらずに帰(かえ)った。

Saying she would just say goodbye at the door, the visitor left without coming in.

先(さき) here means "the area just beyond". Talking at the 玄関先(げんかんさき) means the visitor is not invited up into the house.

玄関先(げんかんさき)で失礼(しつれい)します: I'll just say this at the door (a polite way to decline coming in)
玄関先(げんかんさき)に置(お)き配(はい)する: to leave a delivery at the door
玄関先(げんかんさき)まで見送(みおく)る: to see someone to the door

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Added 2026.9.29 18:59 · Revised 2026.9.29 19:00

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