Keywords
Architecture
General Terms
1 A long, narrow, horizontal wall above the upper non-penetrating tie beams, uchinori nageshi 内法長押, located between the lintels and ceiling moldings *tenjō mawaribuchi 天井迴縁, above the transom *ranma 欄間, and above the translucent or opaque sliding screens *shōji 障子 or *fusuma 襖.
2 Wood siding paneling or wainscoting. A type of wall that has narrow vertical strips placed between pillars or posts *hashira 柱, and the frame *heijiku 弊軸, to which the entrance doors are attached.