曲輪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
曲	輪
くる Grade: 3	わ Grade: 4
irregular	kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 曲輪 – see the following entry.

【くるわ】 [noun] [from late 1500s] a palisade, wall, moat, natural waterway, or other structure used to divide a specific area from its surroundings, such as a castle or fort [noun] [probably from early 1600s] the area so bounded by such a structure [noun] [from 1678] a red-light district, specifically one that is divided from the rest of the town by means of a wall or fence or similar structure [noun] [from 1698] (poetry, haiku) in 俳諧 (haikai, “vulgar haiku”), the general realm of subject matter used for the opening line Alternative spellings 郭, 廓

(This term, 曲輪, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)