欄間

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欄間 (ranma): a decorative ranma carving at Engaku-ji, a temple in Kamakura, Japan.
Kanji in this term
らん
Grade: S

Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
欄間 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

First attested from 1563.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(らん)() (ranma

  1. [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

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References

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  1. ^ 欄間”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, Encyclopedia Nipponica)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  2. 2.0 2.1 欄間”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN