窓

JLPT N3

window

Readings

On’yomi: ソウ (sō)

Kun’yomi: まど (mado)

• まど – window

Structure

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Mnemonic

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Etymology

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Visual Tip

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Vocabulary

窓

まど

window

窓口

まどぐち

counter

車窓

しゃそう

car window

同窓

どうそう

alumni

天窓

てんまど

skylight

Example Sentences

窓を開けます。

まどをあけます。

I open the window.

窓口です。

まどぐちです。

It is a counter.

車窓です。

しゃそうです。

It is a car window.

同窓です。

どうそうです。

They are alumni.

天窓です。

てんまどです。

It is a skylight.

Cultural Note

🌸 In Japanese homes, 窓 (mado) plays a key aesthetic and spiritual role — framing natural scenery and inviting light. Traditional architecture values harmony between indoors and outdoors, so windows often serve as “eyes of the house.”