床の間

• 読み: とこのま
• ローマ字: tokonoma
• 漢字の分解: 床 (toko) — raised platform, floor; 間 (ma) — space, room
• 発音: /to.ko.no.ma/

意味

Tokonoma; a recessed alcove in a traditional Japanese room used to display a hanging scroll, flowers, or other art objects.

A noun referring to the most prestigious niche in a traditional Japanese room. Guests are seated with their backs to the tokonoma as a mark of honour. The concept is deeply tied to wabi-sabi aesthetics and the architecture of the tea room. In literary contexts, the tokonoma often serves as a symbol of refined taste, the weight of tradition, or the host's aesthetic sensibility.

例文

1. 床の間には季節の掛け軸と一輪挿しの花が飾られていた。
2. 茶室の床の間に置かれた香炉が静かに煙を上げていた。
3. その小説では床の間の掛け軸が主人の美意識と家の格式を象徴していた。

使い方ガイド

場面: traditional architecture, tea ceremony, literature, art

トーン: aesthetic

起源と歴史

From 床 (raised floor platform) + の (possessive particle) + 間 (space, room). The 床 originally referred to a raised dais, and the 間 is the architectural space it occupies.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated