Explore 窓 in a room and at a service counter. Learn its reading as part of each complete word.
The idea
窓 has 11 strokes; follow the linked diagram. 窓 is まど, while 窓口 is まどぐち and 相談窓口 is そうだんまどぐち. The final 口 changes from くち to ぐち in this compound.
Examples
- 毎朝窓を開けます。I open the window every morning.
- 窓を閉めてください。Please close the window.
- 窓から鳥が見えます。A bird is visible through the window.
- 窓口で切符を買います。I buy a ticket at the counter.
- 相談窓口で聞いてください。Please ask at the consultation desk.
- 窓から日の光が入ります。Sunlight comes in from the window.
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Watch out
窓 usually means a physical window; 窓口 can mean a counter or contact point, even without a literal window. Do not confuse 窓 with 空.
Try it yourself
Write the reading of 窓 in hiragana.
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まど
窓 is まど: 窓を開けます means “I open the window.”
Write the reading of 窓口 in hiragana.
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まどぐち
窓口 is まどぐち, a counter; note the voiced ぐ in ぐち.
Choose the missing kanji: 相談＿口（そうだんまどぐち）［窓／空］.
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窓
窓 completes 相談窓口, a consultation desk, read そうだんまどぐち.
Practice round
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Write the reading of 窓 in hiragana.
Write the reading of 窓口 in hiragana.
Choose the missing kanji: 相談＿口（そうだんまどぐち）［窓／空］.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write 窓 following the diagram. Cover the readings, say 窓 and 窓口, then make a sentence about a window.