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Kana:
ちゅうもん
Romaji:
chūmon
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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