中門

ちゅうもん

Meanings

1. Noun 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 (しんでんづくり). See also: 対屋 (たいのや). See also: 釣殿 (つりどの).
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 middle. Read as チュウ.
• 門 gate. Read as モン.

Words containing 中門

• 中門廊 (ちゅうもんろう) corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

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