中門

ちゅうもん

• Noun

  common noun
  1. gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture).

     See also 寝殿造り , 対の屋 , 釣殿 .

  2. central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple).
  3. central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse).