Keywords
Architecture
General Terms
Also witten 造作.
All non-permanent parts of a Japanese building in contrast to those parts that are permanent and immovable. The parts of a building installed after the framework and roof are completed. This includes: flooring yuka 床, ceilings *tenjō 天井, doors and doorways *toguchi 戸口, kitchen *daidokoro 台所, bath and lavatory, fixtures, cupboards and shelving, verandas, hallways, windows, etc. The materials, from which the interior fixtures and verandas are made, are called zōsakuzai 雑作材.