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katte 勝手

The term is believed to signify a place where one cooks food, kate wo kashigu 糧を炊ぐ, in use since the Kamakura…

Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Tea Houses
katteguchi 勝手口

1 A service or tradesmen's entry. A house entry that lead to the kitchen; *…

Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Tea Houses
kugurido 潜り戸

1 A generic term for a small door, very often a wicket door set into the leaf of another larger door or…

Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Tea Houses

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JAANUS is the on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent.

Originally built by the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation, it is now hosted and maintained by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University