tokonoma

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noun

A recess in a domestic interior in which things are displayed, such as kakemono (hanging scrolls) or ikebana (flower arrangements).

OriginJapanese 床の間 →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nountokonoma (plural tokonomas or tokonoma)

plural tokonomas

  1. A recess in a domestic interior in which things are displayed, such as kakemono (hanging scrolls) or ikebana (flower arrangements).

Origin

  1. Japanese床の間
  2. Englishtokonoma

Borrowed from Japanese 床の間 (tokonoma).

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APA

tokonoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tokonoma

MLA

“tokonoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tokonoma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tokonoma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tokonoma.

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