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中門

Reading

Kana: ちゅうもん
Romaji: chūmon
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

See also: 寝殿造り 対の屋 釣り殿
2

central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple)

3

central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)

Kanji

中
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
門
Readings: モン、 かど、 と
Meanings: gate, counter for cannons