床の間 (とこのま): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

床の間 (とこのま) means alcove / decorative space in a room.

See example sentences below.

床の間 at a glance

床の間

とこのまtokonoma

N2noun

alcove / decorative space in a room

床の間とこのまtokonomaN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

alcove / decorative space in a room

Example 1

床の間に花を飾りました。

Translation

I decorated the alcove with flowers.

Example 2

お茶室の床の間が美しいです。

Translation

The alcove in the tea room is beautiful.