歩廊

歩廊

See also: 步廊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
歩	廊
ほ Grade: 2	ろう Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 步廊 (bu^H + lang, literally “step + side-gallery”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ほろー [hòróó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ho̞ɾo̞ː]

Noun

歩廊 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 步廊, hiragana ほろう, rōmaji horō, historical hiragana ほらう)

1. corridor
2. (travel) platform

Synonyms

• (platform): プラットホーム (purattohōmu), ホーム (hōmu)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN