虫籠窓

Reading

Kana: むしこまど

Romaji: mushikomado

Definition

noun

1

window with an ultra-fine lattice (often on upper floors of traditional buildings, e.g. Kyoto townhouses)

See also: 虫籠格子

Kanji

虫

Readings: チュウ、 キ、 むし

Meanings: insect, bug, temper

籠

Readings: ロウ、 ル、 かご、 こ.める、 こも.る、 こ.む

Meanings: basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied

窓

Readings: ソウ、 ス、 まど、 てんまど、 けむだし

Meanings: window, pane