斗栱

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 斗栱 – see 斗拱 (“dougong”).
(This term, 斗栱, is a variant form of 斗拱.)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
斗 栱
と
Grade: S		 きょう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ときょー [tòkyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞kʲo̞ː]

Noun

斗(と)栱(きょう) • (tokyō) 

  1. an architectural structural element used in wooded temples that joins pillars and columns to the frame of a roof; used to shift the upper weight to pillar

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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