The kanji 窓窓 primarily means "window." It refers to an opening in a wall or roof of a building, allowing light and air to enter. It can also figuratively represent an opportunity or a point of view.

・On-yomi (音読み): ソウ (sō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): まど (mado)

⚫︎ 窓窓を開ける (mado o akeru) Translation: To open the window ⚫︎ 窓窓から景色を見る (mado kara keshiki o miru) Translation: To look at the scenery from the window ⚫︎ 窓窓口 (madoguchi) Translation: Window; counter (e.g., a ticket window)

The kanji 窓窓 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a character that combines a semantic element (meaning) and a phonetic element (sound). ⚫︎ The left side, 穴 (ana), means "hole" or "opening". ⚫︎ The right side, 牕 (sō), now obsolete, provides the sound element. ⚫︎ Together, they suggest an opening, like a hole, which evolved into the concept of a window. The original form likely depicted a simple opening in a wall.