Japanese

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) まどべ [màdóbé] (Heiban - [0])^[2][4]
• IPA^(key): [ma̠do̞be̞]

Noun

窓辺 ‎(hiragana まどべ, romaji madobe)

1. the area near a window, the vicinity of a window

   窓辺 (まどべ)に立 (た)ったら日当 (ひあ)たりがよくなるけど。

   Madobe ni tattara hiatari ga yoku naru kedo.

   You'll get better sun if you stand by the window.

Etymology 2

Either from Middle Chinese 窗邊 ‎(tsrhæwng pen, literally “window + border; location”), or coined in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived components.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːhẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

窓辺 ‎(hiragana そうへん, romaji sōhen, historical hiragana さうへん)

1. the area near a window, the vicinity of a window

Usage notes

This reading seems to be very rare.

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0
4. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3