戸口|とぐちtoguchi[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundoor; doorway
   支配人しはいにんは戸口とぐちに立たった。↗

   The manager stood at the door.

• Synonym入り口いりぐちNeutralThe most general word for an entrance, as in 「駅の入り口」; it covers any place you go in, whereas 「戸口」 leans toward the doorway of a home.
• Synonym玄関げんかんNeutralThe main entrance and entry hall of a home, apartment, school or similar building.
• Synonym出入り口でいりぐちNeutralA door for both entering and leaving, mainly of buildings and facilities, as in 「非常出入り口」.
• Synonym門口かどぐちWrittenWritten style: the stretch between the gate and the house door, or figuratively a beginning; sounds old-fashioned.
• Synonymとば口とばくちWrittenWritten style: an entrance or a beginning, as in 「研究のとば口」; often figurative.
• SynonymエントランスFormalFormal loanword for a building's entrance or entrance lobby; suggests modern architecture.
• RelatedドアCasualColloquial loanword for the door leaf itself, typically a Western-style swinging door.
• Related戸とNeutralThe door panel itself, such as sliding doors or shutters, rather than the doorway.
• Related門もんNeutralThe same word as the previous entry, also written 「門」; the meaning is identical.
• Related門戸もんこWrittenWritten style: a gateway, often figurative for opening up to the outside, as in 「門戸開放」.
• Related扉とびらWrittenWritten style for a door leaf, also a book's title page; suggests a swinging door.
• Related木戸きどNeutralA wooden gate or door; also the entrance to a theater or similar venue, as in 「木戸銭」.
• Related戸板といたNeutralThe door as a board; such boards were once used to carry people, so the emphasis is on the plank itself.
• Related入りいりCasualColloquial: entering, or the number of people coming in, as in 「客の入りがいい」.
• Related玄関先げんかんさきNeutralThe area just in front of the front door, as in 「玄関先で失礼します」.
• Related上がり口あがりくちNeutralThe spot where one steps up from the earthen floor to the raised floor; tied to Japanese house structure.
• Related開き戸ひらきどNeutralA hinged door, as opposed to a sliding 「引き戸」; names the type of door.

Use 「戸口」 for the doorway of a house, as in 「戸口に立つ」. For an entrance in general say 「入り口」, for a building's main entrance 「玄関」, and for its entrance lobby 「エントランス」. For the door itself use 「ドア」 or 「戸」; the other words cover specific doors, spots or figurative uses.

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

1. 家いえの出入でいり口くち。また、そこにある戸と。