| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| mafumi 馬踏み | Also bafumi, hirami 褶. The flat top of an earthen embankment *doi… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| magiri 間切 | Lit. "section breaks." A technique used to build a castle wall. Separate sections of the castle wall *… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| maru-umadashi 丸馬出 | A type of defensive gateway barrier *umadashi 馬出 consisting of… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| masugata 桝形 | ✓ | Also written 升形. Lit. "square measuring box." A square enclosed by an earthen embankment, stone wall, moat or gates used to… |
Architecture, Castles |
| masugata koguchi 桝型虎口 | A type of castle entrance *koguchi 虎口 protected by a square… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| mizu-no-te guruwa 水の手郭 | Also mizuguruwa 水郭. A castle compound *kuruwa 郭 built to protect… |
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| mizubori 水堀 | A water-filled moat. Dry or empty moats are called *karabori 空堀. |
Architecture, Castles | |
| mizuki 水城 | Lit. "water fortification." A dike constructed in the low-lying land between two mountains and filled with water to create a… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| mogari 虎落 | The bamboo stalks, with the branches and leaves attached, that are placed facing the enemy in the bottom of a dry moat.… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| monomiguruwa 物見郭 | A watch tower compound built on high ground apart from the main castle compound, from where the movement of enemy forces can… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| mushabashiri 武者走 | Lit. "warrior run." The wide section built inside a wall on the level top of an earthen embarkment *… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| uchi-umadashi 内馬出 | Lit. "inner horse exit." A defensive installation *umadashi 馬出 constructed to fortify the… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| uchibori 内堀 | 1 The inner moat of a castle that has two or more moats. |
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| uchiguruwa 内郭 | Also read naikaku. Also called naijō 内城. An inner compound. Generally, it refers to the central… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| uchikomihagi 打込矧ぎ | ✓ | Lit. "pounded and inserted stone joinery." The most common stone work technique used to build a dry construction castle wall… |
Architecture, Castles |
| uchimasugata 内桝形 | Lit. "inner square box." A type of walled compound *masugata 桝形… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| uchisoto hachimonji 内外八文字 | A type of loophole *sama 狭間. An opening in a wall for soldiers to… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| umadashi koguchi 馬出虎口 | A main castle gate *koguchi 虎口 with a small barrier or compound… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| umadashi 馬出 | A castle entrance barrier. A small barrier or compound, built in front of a castle gate *… |
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| umijiro 海城 | Castle on the sea. |
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