瓦当

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 瓦當 (“eaves tile; roof tile-end”).
(This term is the simplified form of 瓦當).
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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
とう
Grade: 2
kan’on
Alternative spelling
瓦當 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

瓦当: round eave-end roof tile from Kawaradera temple in Nara, Japan

()(とう) (gatō

  1. eave-end tile, a tile affixed to the end of a roof tile for use at building eaves

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