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拱門 (きょうもん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

拱きょう門もん

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Meanings

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noun

archway

rare term

Rare term for an archway or arched gate, used mainly in architectural descriptions or historical texts.

その古ふるい城しろには石いし造づくりの拱きょう門もが残んがのこっている。
A stone archway remains at that old castle.

Kanji

拱arch, fold arms
門gate, counter for cannons

Similar words

アーチ
アーチ is the common loanword for 'arch' in modern Japanese, used for both architectural arches and metaphorical arches. 拱門 is a rare, formal kanji term specifically for an archway or arched gate.

Etymology

Compound of 拱 (arch, bow) and 門 (gate). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with arched gateways.