矢倉

岩倉、 窟

Reading

Kana: やぐら

Romaji: yagura

Definition

noun

1

caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

矢

Readings: シ、 や

Meanings: dart, arrow

倉

Readings: ソウ、 くら

Meanings: godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury

岩

Readings: ガン、 いわ

Meanings: boulder, rock, cliff

窟

Readings: クツ、 コツ、 いわや、 いはや、 あな

Meaning: cavern