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href="/wiki/System_of_units_of_measurement" title="System of units of measurement">Unit system</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_units_of_measurement" title="Japanese units of measurement">Japanese units</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Unit of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Length" title="Length">length</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Symbol</th><td class="infobox-data">間</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Conversions </th></tr><tr class="nowrap"><td>1 間 <i>in ...</i></td><td><i>... is equal to ...</i></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">   </span><a href="/wiki/Japanese_units" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese units">Japanese units</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">   </span><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000600000000000000♠"></span>6 <a href="/wiki/Shaku_(unit)" title="Shaku (unit)">尺</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">   </span><a href="/wiki/SI_units" class="mw-redirect" title="SI units">SI units</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">   </span><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000181800000000000♠"></span>1.818 <a href="/wiki/Metre" title="Metre">m</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">   </span><a href="/wiki/Imperial_units" title="Imperial units">imperial</a>/<a href="/wiki/US_customary_units" class="mw-redirect" title="US customary units">US</a> units</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">   </span><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000181813200000000♠"></span>5.965 <a href="/wiki/Foot_(unit)" title="Foot (unit)">ft</a></span> or <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000181813200000000♠"></span>71.58 <a href="/wiki/Inch" title="Inch">in</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><style 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style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">間</span></span>)</span> is a <a href="/wiki/Japanese_units_of_measurement" title="Japanese units of measurement">traditional Japanese unit</a> of length, equal to six <a href="/wiki/Japanese_feet" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese feet">Japanese feet</a> (<i>shaku</i>). The exact value has varied over time and location but has generally been a little shorter than 2 meters (6 ft 7 in).<sup id="cite_ref-jaanus_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jaanus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kojien_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kojien-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is now standardized as 1.82 <a href="/wiki/Metre" title="Metre">m</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although mostly supplanted by the <a href="/wiki/Metric_system" title="Metric system">metric system</a>, this unit is a common measurement in <a href="/wiki/Japanese_architecture" title="Japanese architecture">Japanese architecture</a>, where it is used as a proportion for the intervals between the <a href="/wiki/Pillar" class="mw-redirect" title="Pillar">pillars</a> of traditional-style buildings. In this context, it is commonly translated as "bay". The length also appears in other contexts, such as the standard length of the <i><a href="/wiki/B%C5%8D" title="Bō">bō</a></i> staff in <a href="/wiki/Japanese_martial_arts" title="Japanese martial arts">Japanese martial arts</a> and the standard dimensions of the <a href="/wiki/Tatami" title="Tatami">tatami</a> mats. As these are used to cover the floors of most Japanese houses, floor surfaces are still commonly measured not in square meters but in "tatami" which are equivalent to half of a square ken. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Word">Word</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_(unit)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Word"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Japanese_ryakuji_KAN.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Japanese_ryakuji_KAN.png/180px-Japanese_ryakuji_KAN.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Japanese_ryakuji_KAN.png/270px-Japanese_ryakuji_KAN.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Japanese_ryakuji_KAN.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>Japanese <i><a href="/wiki/Ryakuji" title="Ryakuji">ryakuji</a></i> "abbreviated character" for <span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">間</span></span>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Among <a href="/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Japanese_origin" title="List of English words of Japanese origin">English loanwords of Japanese origin</a>, both <i>ken</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Ma_(negative_space)" title="Ma (negative space)">ma</a></i> are derived from readings of the same character <span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%96%93" class="extiw" title="wikt:間">間</a></span></span>. </p><p>This <a href="/wiki/Kanji" title="Kanji">kanji</a> graphically combines <span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%96%80" class="extiw" title="wikt:門">門</a></span></span> "door" and <span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5" class="extiw" title="wikt:日">日</a></span></span> "sun". The earlier <a href="/wiki/Variant_Chinese_characters" title="Variant Chinese characters">variant character</a> <span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%96%92" class="extiw" title="wikt:閒">閒</a></span></span> was written with <span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%9C%88" class="extiw" title="wikt:月">月</a></span></span> "moon" rather than "sun", depicting "A <span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">門</span></span> door through the crevice of which the <span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">月</span></span> moonshine peeps in".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The diverse Japanese pronunciations of <span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">間</span></span> include <i><a href="/wiki/Kanji#On'yomi_(Chinese_reading)" title="Kanji">on'yomi</a></i> Sino-Chinese readings (from <i>jian</i> <span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">間</span></span> or <span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%97%B4" class="extiw" title="wikt:间">间</a></span></span> "room; between; gap; interval") of <i>kan</i> "interval; space; between; among; discord; favorable opportunity" or <i>ken</i> "six feet"; and <i><a href="/wiki/Kanji#Kun'yomi_(Japanese_reading)" title="Kanji">kun'yomi</a></i> native Japanese readings of <i>ai</i> "interval; between; medium; crossbred", <i>aida</i> or <i>awai</i> "space; interval; gap; between; among; midway; on the way; distance; time; period; relationship", or <i>ma</i> "space; room; interval; pause; rest (in music); time; a while; leisure; luck; timing; harmony".<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_(unit)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:T%C5%8Ddai-ji_Kon-d%C5%8D.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/T%C5%8Ddai-ji_Kon-d%C5%8D.jpg/180px-T%C5%8Ddai-ji_Kon-d%C5%8D.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/T%C5%8Ddai-ji_Kon-d%C5%8D.jpg/270px-T%C5%8Ddai-ji_Kon-d%C5%8D.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/T%C5%8Ddai-ji_Kon-d%C5%8D.jpg/360px-T%C5%8Ddai-ji_Kon-d%C5%8D.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Ddai-ji" title="Tōdai-ji">Tōdai-ji</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Main_Hall_(Japanese_Buddhism)" title="Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)">Kon-dō</a>'s facade is 7 <i>ken</i> across</figcaption></figure> <p>The <i>ken</i> is based on the Chinese <i><b>jian</b></i>. It uses the same Chinese character as the Korean <i><a href="/wiki/Kan_(unit)" title="Kan (unit)">kan</a></i>. </p><p>A building's proportions were (and, to a certain extent, still are) measured in <i>ken</i>, as for example in the case of <a href="/wiki/Enryaku-ji" title="Enryaku-ji">Enryaku-ji</a>'s <i>Konponchū-dō</i> (<a href="/wiki/Main_Hall_(Japanese_Buddhism)" title="Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)">Main Hall</a>), which measures 11×6 bays (37.60 m × 23.92 m), of which 11×4 are dedicated to the worshipers. Inside buildings, available space was often divided in squares measuring one <i>ken</i> across, and each square was then called a <i>ma</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">間</span></span>)</span>, the term written with the same Chinese character as <i>ken</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-jaanus_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jaanus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Traditional buildings usually measure an odd number of bays, for example 3×3 or 5×5. A type of temple's gate called <i><a href="/wiki/R%C5%8Dmon" title="Rōmon">rōmon</a></i> can have dimensions going from 5×2 bays to the more common 3×2 bays down to even 1×1 bay.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Zen" title="Zen">Zen</a> <i>butsuden</i> in the illustration measures 5×5 <i>ken</i> across externally because its 3×3 <i>ken</i> core (<i><a href="/wiki/Moya_(architecture)" class="mw-redirect" title="Moya (architecture)">moya</a></i>) is surrounded by a 1-<i>ken</i> aisle called <i><a href="/wiki/Hisashi_(architecture)" title="Hisashi (architecture)">hisashi</a></i>. </p><p>The value of a <i>ken</i> could change from building to building, but was usually kept constant within the same structure. There can however be exceptions. <a href="/wiki/Kasuga_Taisha" class="mw-redirect" title="Kasuga Taisha">Kasuga Taisha</a>'s tiny <i><a href="/wiki/Honden" title="Honden">honden</a>'</i>s dimensions, for example, are 1×1 in <i>ken</i>, but 1.9×2.6 in meters.<sup id="cite_ref-jaanus_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jaanus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the case of <a href="/wiki/Izumo_Taisha" class="mw-redirect" title="Izumo Taisha">Izumo Taisha</a>'s <i>honden</i>, a <i>ken</i> is 6.32 m (20.7 ft), well above its standard value.<sup id="cite_ref-jata_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jata-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The distance between pillars was standardized very early and started being used as a unit of measurement. Land area in particular was measured using the <i>ken</i> as a basis. The unit was born out of the necessity to measure land surface to calculate taxes. At the time of <a href="/wiki/Toyotomi_Hideyoshi" title="Toyotomi Hideyoshi">Toyotomi Hideyoshi</a> (16th century), the <i>ken</i> was about 1.97 m (6.5 ft), but around 1650 the <a href="/wiki/Tokugawa_shogunate" title="Tokugawa shogunate">Tokugawa shogunate</a> reduced it to 1.818 m (5.96 ft) specifically to increase taxes. After the Edo period, the <i>ken</i> started to be called <i>kyōma</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">京間</span></span>)</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-jaanus_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jaanus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kojien_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kojien-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_(unit)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Bernhard_Karlgren" title="Bernhard Karlgren">Bernhard Karlgren</a>, <i>Analytic Dictionary of Chinese and Sino-Japanese</i>, Paul Geunthner, 1923, p. 130.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">John H. Haig, <i>The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary</i>, Tuttle, 1997, p. 1132.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFFujita_Masaya,_Koga_Shūsaku1990" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Fujita Masaya, Koga Shūsaku, ed. (April 10, 1990). <i>Nihon Kenchiku-shi</i> (in Japanese) (September 30, 2008 ed.). Shōwa-dō. p. 79. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/4-8122-9805-9" title="Special:BookSources/4-8122-9805-9"><bdi>4-8122-9805-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Nihon+Kenchiku-shi&rft.pages=79&rft.edition=September+30%2C+2008&rft.pub=Sh%C5%8Dwa-d%C5%8D&rft.date=1990-04-10&rft.isbn=4-8122-9805-9&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKen+%28unit%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-jata-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-jata_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">JAANUS, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/t/taishazukuri.htm">Taisha-zukuri</a>. 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0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hidden_roof" title="Hidden roof">hidden roof</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hisashi_(architecture)" title="Hisashi (architecture)">hisashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Asian_hip-and-gable_roof" title="East Asian hip-and-gable roof">irimoya</a></li> <li>kaerumata: see <a href="/wiki/Nakazonae" title="Nakazonae">nakazonae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kair%C5%8D" title="Kairō">kairō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karahafu" title="Karahafu">karahafu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_rock_garden" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese rock garden">karesansui</a></li> <li>kentozuka: see <a href="/wiki/Nakazonae" title="Nakazonae">nakazonae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Komainu" title="Komainu">komainu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kat%C5%8Dmado" title="Katōmado">katōmado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mokoshi" title="Mokoshi">mokoshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moya_(architecture)" class="mw-redirect" title="Moya (architecture)">moya</a></li> <li><a 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title="Nichiren Buddhism">Nichiren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shingon_Buddhism" title="Shingon Buddhism">Shingon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tendai" title="Tendai">Tendai</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFDB58;"><a href="/wiki/Zen" title="Zen">Zen</a> schools</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S%C5%8Dt%C5%8D" title="Sōtō">Sōtō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cbaku" title="Ōbaku">Ōbaku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rinzai_school" title="Rinzai school">Rinzai</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFDB58;"><a href="/wiki/Nanto_Rokush%C5%AB#Asuka_and_Nara_Periods" title="Nanto Rokushū">Nanto rokushū</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_castle" title="Japanese castle">Castle</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chashitsu" title="Chashitsu">Chashitsu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kura_(storehouse)" title="Kura (storehouse)">Kura</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Machiya" title="Machiya">Machiya</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Minka" title="Minka">Minka</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yagura_(tower)" title="Yagura (tower)">Yagura</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Religious</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Shinto_architecture" title="Shinto architecture">Shinto</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Haiden_(Shinto)" title="Haiden (Shinto)">Haiden</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heiden_(Shinto)" title="Heiden (Shinto)">Heiden</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hokora" title="Hokora">Hokora</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Honden" title="Honden">Honden</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kofun" title="Kofun">Kofun</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Setsumatsusha" title="Setsumatsusha">Setsumatsusha</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinto_shrine" title="Shinto shrine">Shinto shrine</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Torii" title="Torii">Torii</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Buddhist_architecture" title="Japanese Buddhist architecture">Buddhist</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Butsuden" class="mw-redirect" title="Butsuden">Butsuden</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/D%C5%8D_(architecture)" title="Dō (architecture)">Dō</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/H%C5%8Dky%C5%8Dint%C5%8D" title="Hōkyōintō">Hōkyōintō</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%8Dz%C5%8D" title="Kyōzō">Kyōzō</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Main_Hall_(Japanese_Buddhism)" title="Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)">Main Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_pagoda" title="Japanese pagoda">Pagoda</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shichid%C5%8D_garan" title="Shichidō garan">Shichidō garan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dr%C5%8D" title="Shōrō">Shōrō</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tah%C5%8Dt%C5%8D" title="Tahōtō">Tahōtō</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Roof styles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hidden_roof" title="Hidden roof">Hidden</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Irimoya" class="mw-redirect" title="Irimoya">Irimoya</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Karahafu" title="Karahafu">Karahafu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mokoshi" title="Mokoshi">Mokoshi</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Structural and spatial</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Burdock_piling" title="Burdock piling">Burdock piling</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chigi_(architecture)" title="Chigi (architecture)">Chigi</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disordered_piling" title="Disordered piling">Disordered piling</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Engawa" title="Engawa">Engawa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hisashi_(architecture)" title="Hisashi (architecture)">Hisashi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Irimoya" class="mw-redirect" title="Irimoya">Irimoya-zukuri</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Irori" title="Irori">Irori</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kat%C5%8Dmado" title="Katōmado">Katōmado</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Katsuogi" title="Katsuogi">Katsuogi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kuruwa" title="Kuruwa">Kuruwa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Moya_(architecture)" class="mw-redirect" title="Moya (architecture)">Moya</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nakazonae" title="Nakazonae">Nakazonae</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namako_wall" title="Namako wall"><i>Namako</i> wall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nightingale_floor" title="Nightingale floor">Nightingale floor</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Onigawara" title="Onigawara">Onigawara</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ranma_(architectural)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranma (architectural)">Ranma</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/S%C5%8Drin" title="Sōrin">Sōrin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tamagaki" title="Tamagaki">Tamagaki</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tatami" title="Tatami">Tatami</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tenshu" title="Tenshu">Tenshu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tokonoma" title="Tokonoma">Tokonoma</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Toky%C5%8D" class="mw-redirect" title="Tokyō">Tokyō</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tsumairi" title="Tsumairi">Tsumairi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shibi_(roof_tile)" title="Shibi (roof tile)">Shibi</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Gates</li><li>Approaches</li></ul></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Genkan" title="Genkan">Genkan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kair%C5%8D" title="Kairō">Kairō</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Karamon" title="Karamon">Karamon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mon_(architecture)" title="Mon (architecture)">Mon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nij%C5%ABmon" title="Nijūmon">Nijūmon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ni%C5%8Dmon" title="Niōmon">Niōmon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/R%C5%8Dmon" title="Rōmon">Rōmon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sand%C5%8D" title="Sandō">Sandō</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sanmon" title="Sanmon">Sanmon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/S%C5%8Dmon" title="Sōmon">Sōmon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Torii" title="Torii">Torii</a></i> (<i><a href="/wiki/Mihashira_Torii" title="Mihashira Torii">Mihashira</a></i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rooms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Chashitsu" title="Chashitsu">Chashitsu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_kitchen" title="Japanese kitchen">Daidokoro</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mizuya" title="Mizuya">Mizuya</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nando_(architecture)" title="Nando (architecture)">Nando</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shoin" title="Shoin">Shoin</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toilets_in_Japan" title="Toilets in Japan">Toilets</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Washitsu" title="Washitsu">Washitsu</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Furnishings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Butsudan" title="Butsudan">Butsudan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chabudai" title="Chabudai">Chabudai</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Emakimono" title="Emakimono">Emakimono</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Furo" title="Furo">Furo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Futon" title="Futon">Futon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Getabako" title="Getabako">Getabako</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kamado" title="Kamado">Kamado</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kamidana" title="Kamidana">Kamidana</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kotatsu" title="Kotatsu">Kotatsu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mitamaya" title="Mitamaya">Mitamaya</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oshiire" title="Oshiire">Oshiire</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tansu" title="Tansu">Tansu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zabuton" title="Zabuton">Zabuton</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zafu" title="Zafu">Zafu</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_partition_furniture_of_traditional_Japanese_architecture" class="mw-redirect" title="List of partition furniture of traditional Japanese architecture">Partitions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" 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