Etymology

tokonoma

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Today it means: A recess in a domestic interior in which things are displayed, such as kakemono (hanging scrolls) or ikebana (flower arrangements). Full definition →

Japanese 床の間
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from床の間
  2. English todaytokonoma

Borrowed from Japanese 床の間 (tokonoma).

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