How to say "porch" in Japanese

• 玄関げんかんJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounDenotes a house's entrance, front door or entryway; although sometimes glossed 'porch', it names the entry area itself rather than a porch structure, so it is seldom the word you want for 'porch'.
  トムが玄関げんかんにいるのでなかに入はいるように言いってください。↗

  Tom is at the door. Please ask him in.
• ベランダCommon
  nounCovers 'porch' in its veranda sense: an outdoor, roofed platform attached to a building, typically used for sitting out or drying laundry; when 'porch' means such a structure, this is the word to use.
  ネギをベランダに起おきっぱなしにしていたら、カスカスになった。↗

  I left some scallions out on the veranda for too long and they dried out.

Use 「ベランダ」 when 'porch' means a roofed outdoor platform attached to a building; 玄関 denotes a house's entrance or entryway and is only a marginal match for 'porch'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 玄関げんかんentrance
• ポーチporch
• 前廊ぜんろうporch
• ベランダveranda