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Title	Contains Image(s)	Description	Keywords
ebi-no-koshi 海老の腰		Also written 蝦の腰 or 蝦腰. A type of decorative molding *kurigata 繰形, used on…	Architecture, Decorations
ebikōryō 海老虹梁	✓	Also written 蝦虹梁. An usually-shaped rainbow tie beam thought to resemble the back of a lobster or shrimp or an s-shape…	Architecture, General Terms
ebisubashira 恵比須柱		1　A structural post considered sacred in an Edo period vernacular house *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
ebisudō 夷堂		A simple structure that was usually erected in the center of a market place to house the deity *…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures
ebizuka 海老束		Also written 蝦束; also hinazuka 雛束. A small strut with chamfered corners used between two staggered…	Architecture, General Terms
eburi-ita 柄振板	✓	Also written 絵振板 or 恵振板. A board cut in a decorative shape and attached at a right angle to the projecting end of a…	Architecture, General Terms
eburidai 柄振台	✓	Also written 絵振台. Also called onigawaradai 鬼瓦台, *onidai 鬼台. …	Architecture, General Terms
edazuka 枝束		Lit. branch strut. Also called hōzue 方杖; hasuzuka 斜束 or nanamezuka 斜め束. Diagonal braces used in…	Architecture, General Terms
edazumi 枝炭	✓	Lit. branch charcoal. A type of charcoal which is both ornamental and easy to ignite, used in either a sunken hearth *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
edogawara 江戸瓦		An archaic term for tiles of low quality used in Edo (now Tokyo) during the Edo period to roof tenement houses *…	Architecture, Roofing Tiles
edoguro 江戸黒	✓	Lit. Edo black. A black plaster finish applied to the walls of fireproof mud-plastered storehouses *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
edoma 江戸間		A standard unit of measurement used in Edo and various towns in the Kantō 関東 region. In constructing an ordinary…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
eitaitō 永代灯		Also jōyatō 常夜灯. A device to prevent the votive light in a lantern from going out.	Architecture, Lanterns
ekimon 掖門	✓	Also written 腋門, or read *wakimon 脇門. A small gate…	Architecture, Gates
emadō 絵馬堂	✓	Lit. picture horse hall. Also called emaden 絵馬殿; emadokoro 絵馬所 or gakuden 額殿 (frame hall),…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures
emyōbuta 慧明蓋		The domed lid of a tea ceremony kettle with an indentation or depressed area around the knob. Sometimes called a fuji…	Architecture, Tea Houses
en-ita 縁板	✓	The boards used to make the floor over a veranda framework. There are two common methods: kirime-en 切目縁 and …	Architecture, General Terms
en-nageshi 縁長押		Also written 椽長押; sometimes called *kirime nageshi 切目長押. A non-…	Architecture, General Terms
En'ya 園冶		Ch: Yuanye. Lit. garden building. The only extant treatise on classical Chinese garden construction. Written by the…	Architecture, General Terms, Document
en 縁		1　Also *engawa 縁側. A veranda. Formerly, en and …	Architecture, General Terms
enbashira 縁柱		Also engawabashira 縁側柱. Posts or pillars usually set on the floor boards *…	Architecture, General Terms
enchi 園池		Also written 苑池. Lit. garden pond. The large ponds in gardens of the Nara, Heian, and Kamakura periods. Specifically, the…	Architecture, Gardens
enchūza 円柱座		Lit. circular pillar seat. A rounded molding carved into the top of a base stone *soseki…	Architecture, General Terms
endō 円堂		Lit. circular hall. Although the literal meaning of endō is round structure (see *…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures
engamachi 縁框	✓	A heavy horizontal member attached to the outside of the veranda framework over the veranda struts *…	Architecture, General Terms
engatō 円瓦当		Also called *gatō 瓦当. The circular pendant tiles attached to semi-circular…	Architecture, Roofing Tiles
engawa 縁側	✓	Also wirtten 掾側. The area beside or surrounding the straw matted *tatami 畳…	Architecture, General Terms
engetsukyō 円月橋	✓	Lit. full moon bridge. A semi-circular garden bridge that, when reflected in the water below, presents the circular…	Architecture, Gardens
enkazura 縁葛		The horizontal boards positioned across the front of a veranda on top of the struts *…	Architecture, General Terms
enmimi-ita 縁耳板	✓	Lit. veranda ear board. The outermost board on the kure-en 榑縁 type of veranda which has long floor boards running…	Architecture, General Terms
ennuki 縁貫		A penetrating tie-beam that connects and strengthens the veranda struts *enzuka…	Architecture, General Terms
ensaki chōzubachi 縁先手水鉢	✓	Lit. end of the veranda water basin. A type of tall, cylindrical wash basin *…	Architecture, Gardens
enseishukugata chōzubachi 円星宿形手水鉢		Lit. round star type. A variety of *ensaki chōzubachi 縁先手水鉢, end of…	Architecture, Gardens
enshūgaki 遠州垣		Lit. Enshū gate. A type of projecting fence *sodegaki 袖垣 featuring upper…	Architecture, Gardens
enshūgata tōrō 遠州形灯籠		One type of lantern. Generally six-sided with an elongated canopy *kasa 笠 and…	Architecture, Lanterns
ensōdoko 円窓床	✓	Also written 円相床; also marumadodoko 丸窓床. A circular window placed in the center of the rear wall of an alcove *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
ensōgaki 円窓垣		Lit. circular window fence. A common type of projecting fence *sodegaki 袖垣…	Architecture, Gardens
ensōhishi sodegaki 円窓菱袖垣		Lit. circular window lattice sleeve fence. A type of narrow screen fence *sodegaki…	Architecture, Gardens
ensumigi 縁隅木		Lit. veranda corner rafter. Also called sumisasu 隅扠首. A brace placed under the outer corners of a…	Architecture, General Terms
entsunagi 縁繋		Also written 椽繋. Short horizontal bearers that join the outer veranda posts *enzuka…	Architecture, General Terms
enza 円座		1　A matting made of straw, rushes, sedge, or cattails woven in a spiral pattern that was used for bedding,…	Architecture, Accessories
enzanseki 遠山石		Lit. distant mountain stone. The stone in an arrangement placed above or behind artificial mountains *…	Architecture, Gardens
enzuka 縁束	✓	Also written entanbashira 縁短柱, also pronounced entsuka. Struts *tsuka…	Architecture, General Terms
eriwa 襟輪	✓	Also called iriwa 入輪. Lit. a collar ring. A collar tenon. It has a step-like piece called a collar, cut on each…	Architecture, Joints
eriwadome 襟輪留		Also called iriwadome 入輪留 or eridome 襟留. Lit. collar miter. An angle joint *…	Architecture, Joints
etsuri 桟		Also read san. Lit. hanging branches. 1　A sheathing made of boards and bamboo woven…	Architecture, General Terms
etsuriana 桟孔		The holes made in roofing lath to allow rope to be passed through and tied, thus making the lath secure. An example can be…	Architecture, General Terms
etsuridake 桟竹		Sometimes called *tarukidake 垂木竹: noboridake 昇竹 or sasudake…	Architecture, General Terms
eyō hijiki 絵様肘木		Bracket arms *hijiki 肘木, that are decorated with *…	Architecture, Decorations
eyō 絵様		1　A Nara and Heian periods term used to refer to any kind of design, which included a sketch for a statue…	Architecture, Decorations
eyō kurigata 絵様繰形		Also written 絵様刳形. Low relief carvings which use curved lines. The carvings are found, for example, on nosings *…	Architecture, Decorations
eyōjakuri 絵様决		A low relief architectural decoration carved into beams *hari 梁, nosings…	Architecture, Decorations
jabara ita　蛇腹板	✓	Lit. snake belly board. The boards lined up under the thick eave ends nokizuke 軒付 of a cypress bark *…	Architecture, General Terms
jabara　蛇腹		Lit. snake's belly. 1　A cornice. Called nokijabara 軒蛇腹, at the eaves of a building and …	Architecture, General Terms
jabara shirin　蛇腹支輪	✓	Also called honshirin 本支輪 (main shirin). A short, curved, non-supporting transitional member that connects…	Architecture, General Terms
jabara tenjō　蛇腹天井	✓	Lit. snake belly ceiling. An open or exposed ceiling composed of curved, parallel rafters, thought to resemble a snake's…	Architecture, General Terms
jabaragawa　蛇腹皮		Lit. snake skin. The boards lined up under the thick eave ends nokizuke 軒付 of a cypress bark *…	Architecture, General Terms
jari　砂利		Gravel, small stones, or pebbles. A corrupted form of sazare 細 meaning tiny stones. Jari have been given…	Architecture, General Terms
jibuki　地葺		The traditional method of laying or setting tiles on the sheathing *noji 野地 of…	Architecture, Roofing Tiles
jibukuro 地袋	✓	A small cabinet with sliding doors at the bottom of open, often split-level shelves *…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings
jibutsudō 持仏堂		Also called *butsuma 仏間. 1　Small, private buildings or…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures
jichinsai　地鎮祭		Also called chinjisai 鎮地祭; jisai 地祭, jiiwai 地祝, tsuchimatsuri 土祭 or tokoshizume no…	Architecture, Shrines
jidaruki 地垂木		Also called omodaruki 母垂木. A base rafter that extends outward from the roof framework, generally the eave purlin *…	Architecture, General Terms
jien hikaku　地円飛角	✓	Also read chien hikaku. Double eaves *futanoki 二軒, composed of base…	Architecture, General Terms
jifuku 地覆		1　A sleeper. The lowermost horizontal beam that spans the width of a bay *…	Architecture, General Terms
jifuku-ishi 地覆石		Also written 地幅石. A long horizontal base stone, sometimes called a sleeper, or a continuous plinth course. It is placed at…	Architecture, General Terms
jifuku nageshi　地覆長押		Also jinageshi 地長押. A non-penetrating tie beam that is shaped to fit snugly around the base of a pillar.	Architecture, General Terms
jigokuhozo　地獄ほぞ	✓	Lit. hell tenon. So named because once it is inserted, it is impossible to withdraw. A blind tenon joint with wedges *…	Architecture, Joints
jigyō 地業		Also 地形 chikei. The preliminary foundation work on a building. Materials for this include: rubble *…	Architecture, General Terms
jihiro 地火炉		Also read jikaro. 1　A hearth *ro 炉 excavated in…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings, Folk Dwellings
jikidō　食堂		Also called saidō 斎堂. A refectory. An independent building on temple grounds where priests and monks had their…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures
jiku 軸		1　A roller used for a hanging scroll *kakemono 掛物 or hand…	Art History, Painting, Tea Houses, Architecture
jikuana　軸穴		Also 軸孔; jikuzuriana 軸吊穴; jiku uke 軸受; tobira jikuana 扉軸穴. The socket into which the pivot hinge…	Architecture, General Terms
jikubu 軸部		The framework or body of a building between the foundation and the roof structure. In traditional architecture it includes…	Architecture, General Terms
jikukakekugi　軸掛釘		Also jikukugi 軸釘, kakemonokugi 掛物釘. A hook for hanging scrolls, *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
jikuzuri　軸吊	✓	Also written 軸釣, 軸摺. Pivot hinge. A metal covered wooden-core pivot inserted into a socket *…	Architecture, General Terms
jimune　地棟		A base ridge. 1　A longitudinal timber plate resting upon the principal transverse roof beams *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
jinaimachi　寺内町		Also jinaichō. A type of religious township that developed in the Sengoku period in connection mainly with temples…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
jingūji　神宮寺		Also called jingoji 神護寺, jingū'in 神宮院, jinganji 神願寺, miyadera 宮寺, or bettōji…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures
jinja kenchiku 神社建築		Lit. shrine architecture. The architecture associated with Shinto shrines, including all the shrine buildings, shaden…	Architecture, Shrines
jinja 神社	✓	A generic name for a Shinto shrine. Before World War Two shrines were classified into five categorize: first rank, …	Architecture, Shrines
jinjiro　陣城		Lit. camp fortress. A temporary fortification constructed on a battlefield or stopping-place by armies on the march, used…	Architecture, Castles
jinuki 地貫		Also called shimonuki 下貫. A penetrating tie beam at the base of a pillar or a tie beam beneath a building's…	Architecture, General Terms
jiro　地炉		Also *ro 炉 1　A hearth constructed in an earth…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
jishin bansho　自身番所		The office or guardroom provided in each city ward *machi 町, in the city of Edo…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
jisumigi　地隅木		A base hip rafter found at the corners of a roof. Ordinary rafters *jidaruki…	Architecture, General Terms
jizaikagi 自在鈎	✓	A pothook. A device that enables a pot nabe 鍋 or tea kettle tetsubin 鉄瓶 to be suspended over a sunken…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Tea Houses
jizō gōshi　地蔵格子		A latticed door made with both horizontal and vertical laths at the same surface level. There are no recessed laths nailed…	Architecture, General Terms
jizōdō　地蔵堂	✓	A temple hall where the Buddhist deity *Jizō 地蔵 (Sk. Ksitigarbha) is…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures
jō　畳		Also written 帖. 1　A counter for screens *byōbu 屏風 and…	Architecture, General Terms
jō　丈		A unit of linear measure that equals 3.03 meters or about 10 feet. Equivalent to 10 shaku 尺. Although the metric…	Architecture, Measurement
jōdan 上段	✓	A dais or a part of the floor in aristocratic dwellings of the *shoin 書院 style,…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings
Jōdo sanmandara 浄土三曼荼羅		Lit. three Pure Land Mandalas. Traditionally refers to the three most famous types of *…	Architecture, Iconography
jōdo teien　浄土庭園		Lit. Pure Land garden. Large pond gardens at Pure Land Buddhist temples which recreate the palatial garden of *…	Architecture, Gardens
Jōdodō 浄土堂		Lit. Pure Land Hall. The main hall of the Shingon 真言 sect temple of Jōdoji 浄土寺 in Hyōgo Prefecture, dedicated to *…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures
Jōgan gishiki　貞観儀式		The Jōgan gishiki is a ten volume collection of ceremony regulations compiled by Fujiwara Ujimune 藤原氏宗 by order of…	Architecture, General Terms
Jōge nidanshiki teien 上下二段式庭園		Lit. upper-lower, two-step style garden. A modern term designating a common type of bipartite garden featuring a small pond…	Architecture, Gardens
jōgi 定規	✓	A gauge used to confirm the straightness of structural members. A structural member is placed between the two boards of the…	Architecture, Tools
jōgo zukuri　漏斗造		Also called jōgomune 漏斗棟. A roof-style found on vernacular houses *minka…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
jōgyōdō 常行堂		Also called jōgyō sanmaidō 常行三昧堂. A hall where a devotee walks around a statue of the *…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures