斗栱

Chinese

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
斗 栱
と
Grade: S 		きょう
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
枓栱

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ときょー [tòkyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞kʲo̞ː]

Noun

斗(と)栱(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

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