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tokonoma

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

tokonoma: a recess in a domestic interior in which things are displayed, such as kakemono (hanging scrolls)...
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Noun

tokonoma (plural tokonomas or tokonoma)

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

Forms of tokonoma

pluraltokonomas
pluraltokonoma

Origin of tokonoma

Borrowed from Japanese 床の間 (tokonoma).

Questions about tokonoma

What does tokonoma mean?
Tokonoma means a recess in a domestic interior in which things are displayed, such as kakemono (hanging scrolls) or ikebana (flower arrangements).
What part of speech is tokonoma?
Tokonoma is a noun.
What is the plural of tokonoma?
The plural of tokonoma is tokonomas.

Words near tokonoma in the dictionary

  1. tokolytic
  2. tokolytics
  3. tokomak
  4. tokomaks
  5. Tokomaru
  6. tokonoma
  7. tokonomas
  8. tokopat
  9. tokophobe
  10. tokophobes
  11. tokophobia

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