Lingaku間【けん】
Frequency rank: 224.
- ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m)
- counter used to number the gaps between pillars
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
counter
Forms
- 間【けん】Frequency rank: 224.
- けんFrequency rank: 27,000. – 27,198.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- 6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m
- counter used to number the gaps between pillars
This term is used as a unit of measurement in traditional Japanese architecture, specifically referring to the space or distance between structural elements like pillars.
This usage refers to a counting method for specifying the number of gaps or spaces in architectural contexts, often used when describing a construction's layout or design.
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Example sentences
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1. わたくし私と、どうりょう同僚とが、やま山のがけっぷち崖っぷちにたっている立っているこや小屋にひとしい等しいにけん二間の家ーーーにけん二間といって云っても、のぼりぐち上り口と、そのつぎ次と、ろくじょう六畳ににじょう二畳のいえ家にすんでいた住んでいた。たべる食べるものは、いも芋、ほしうお干魚、とうふ豆腐、さむい寒いやま山のうえ上なので、ふゆ冬になるといも芋がこおっている凍っている。
Me and my colleagues lived in a small 2 room cabin built on the edge of a cliff on the mountain. I say 2 rooms, but besides the entrance, there was a 6 by 2 tatami room. We ate potatoes, dried fish and tofu. Because we were on the top of a cold mountain, the potatoes would freeze during the winter.