瓦当
Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 瓦当 – see 瓦當 (“eaves tile; roof tile-end”). (This term, 瓦当, is the simplified form of 瓦當.) |
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Japanese
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瓦 | 当 |
が Grade: S | とう Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
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瓦當 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡa̠to̞ː]
Noun
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瓦当: round eave-end roof tile from Kawaradera temple in Nara, Japan
瓦当 • (gatō)
- eave-end tile, a tile affixed to the end of a roof tile for use at building eaves
See also
- 瓦 (kawara, “roof tile”)
- 軒平瓦 (nokihiragawara, “flat eave-end roof tile”)
- 軒丸瓦 (nokimarugawara, “round eave-end roof tile”)