jmdict 2587430 Active (id: 1046337)
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【 ちゅうもん 】

1.	[n] ▶ gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture) Cross references:   ⇒ see: 1793030 寝殿造り 1. manner of Heian-era palatial architecture   ⇒ see: 2586270 対の屋 1. side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)   ⇒ see: 2586630 釣り殿 1. buildings on the east and west side of the southern pond (in traditional palatial-style architecture)   ⇐ see: 2587460 門廊【もんろう】 1. corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)   ⇐ see: 2587470 中門廊【ちゅうもんろう】 1. corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
2.	[n] ▶ central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple)
3.	[n] ▶ central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse) Cross references:   ⇐ see: 2587440 内露地【うちろじ】 1. inner teahouse garden (within the central gate)   ⇐ see: 2587450 外露地【そとろじ】 1. outer teahouse garden (outside the central gate)