斗栱

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Chinese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 斗拱 (“dougong”).
(This term is a variant form of 斗拱).

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
きょう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
枓栱

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(きょう) (tokyō

  1. an architectural structural element used in wooded temples that joins pillars and columns to the frame of a roof; used to shift the upper weight to pillar

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN