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Zach

落とし掛け

落とし懸け、 落し掛け、 落し懸け

Reading

Kana: おとしがけ
Romaji: otoshigake
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

lintel of the alcove in a tea room or a window in a shoin-style reception room

2

cloud-shaped carving on the bottom of a transom

3

metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi

See also: 火鉢

Kanji

落
Readings: ラク、 お.ちる、 お.ち、 お.とす
Meanings: fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
掛
Readings: カイ、 ケイ、 か.ける、 -か.ける、 か.け、 -か.け、 -が.け、 か.かる、 -か.かる、 -が.かる、 か.かり、 -が.かり、 かかり、 -がかり
Meanings: hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour
懸
Readings: ケン、 ケ、 か.ける、 か.かる
Meanings: state of suspension, hang, depend, consult, distant, far apart