欄間

Japanese

欄間 (ranma): a decorative ranma carving at Enkakuji, a temple in Kamakura, Japan.

Kanji in this term
欄	間
らん Grade: S	ま Grade: 2
on’yomi	kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
欄間 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 欄 (ran, “railing; column”, in reference to the vertical railings or columns of screens used in early transoms) +‎ 間 (ma, “space, gap”).[1][2][3][4]

First attested from 1563.[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) らんま [ràńmá] (Heiban – [0])[4]
IPA^(key): [ɾã̠mːa̠]

Noun

欄(らん)間(ま) • (ranma)

[from 1563] a decorative wood carving or screen in the transom or lintel above a doorway in Japanese architecture (note that the use of sliding panel doors may mean that the transom is essentially as long as the wall)

Derived terms

欄(らん)間(ま)窓(まど) (ranma mado, “transom window”)

References

“欄間”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
“欄間”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[N-1] “欄間”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984

[KDJ2-2] “欄間”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN

[DJS-3] 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-4] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN