also: ないげんかん
noun
side entrance; private entrance
Refers to a secondary or family entrance in a traditional Japanese house, often used by family members rather than guests.
配達の人はいつも内玄関から出入りします。
The delivery person always comes and goes through the side entrance.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading うちげんかん is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common but still encountered.
玄関 is the main entrance or front door, while 内玄関 is a secondary, often more private entrance.
Compound of 内 (uchi, 'inside') and 玄関 (genkan, 'entrance'), literally 'inner entrance'.