Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Traditional-Architectures:-Eastern-Asia
Bridge[edit | edit source]
Moon Bridge[edit | edit source]
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月橋/月桥 |
Building[edit | edit source]
Bell Tower[edit | edit source]
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鐘樓/钟楼 | 鐘楼 |
Buddhist Temple[edit | edit source]
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佛寺 | 사찰 | 寺院 | ལྷ་ཁང |
Cave Dwelling[edit | edit source]
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窯洞/窑洞 |
Chinese Folk Religion Temple[edit | edit source]
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寺 |
Confusian Temple[edit | edit source]
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孔廟/孔庙 |
Daoist Temple[edit | edit source]
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道觀/道观 |
Diàojiǎolóu[edit | edit source]
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吊腳樓/吊脚楼 |
Drum Tower[edit | edit source]
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鼓樓/鼓楼 |
Gǒngběi[edit | edit source]
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拱北 |
Mosque[edit | edit source]
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清真寺 | либэсы | جامى |
Nightlight[edit | edit source]
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常夜燈 |
Pagoda[edit | edit source]
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塔 | 塔 | 탑 | суврага
ᠰᠤᠪᠤᠷᠭᠠ |
Pavilion[edit | edit source]
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亭 | 亭 | 정자 |
Sacred Stone Heap[edit | edit source]
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овоо
ᠣᠪᠤᠭᠠ |
Shinto Shrine[edit | edit source]
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神社 |
Tahōtō[edit | edit source]
The tahōtō is a type of pagoda that has even number of stories and is supported by a baluster between stories.
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多宝塔 |
Tower[edit | edit source]
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樓閣/楼阁 | 楼閣 | 누각 |
Yurt[edit | edit source]
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гэр
ᠭᠡᠷ |
Building Complex[edit | edit source]
Palace[edit | edit source]
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宮/宫 | 宮 | 궁 | орд
ᠣᠷᠳᠣ |
ཕོ་བྲང |
Column[edit | edit source]
Huábiǎo[edit | edit source]
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華表/华表 |
Entrance[edit | edit source]
Hongsalmun[edit | edit source]
The hongsalmun is a type of gate.
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홍살문 |
Karamon[edit | edit source]
The karamon is a gate with curved gable.
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唐門 |
Moon Gate[edit | edit source]
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月門/月门 |
One-Pillar Gate[edit | edit source]
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일주문 |
Páilóu[edit | edit source]
The páilóu is a type of gate.
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牌樓/牌楼 |
Sandō[edit | edit source]
The sandō is the path to a Shintō shrine
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参道 |
Sanmon[edit | edit source]
The sanmon is a gate with three little gates.
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三門 |
Spirit Way[edit | edit source]
The spirit way is the road towards a tomb of an influential person.
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神道 |
Torii[edit | edit source]
The torii is a type of gate.
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鳥居 |
Tower Gate[edit | edit source]
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楼門 |
Two-Story Gate[edit | edit source]
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二重門 |
Fortification[edit | edit source]
Barbican[edit | edit source]
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甕城/瓮城 |
Battlement[edit | edit source]
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城垛 |
Castle[edit | edit source]
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城 | 城 |
Keep Tower[edit | edit source]
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天守 |
Moat[edit | edit source]
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城壕 | 堀 |
Turret[edit | edit source]
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角樓/角楼 | 櫓 |
Walled Village[edit | edit source]
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圍樓/围楼 |
Watchtower[edit | edit source]
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望樓/望楼 | 望楼 | 망루 |
Furniture[edit | edit source]
Bedding[edit | edit source]
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布団 |
Buddhist Altar[edit | edit source]
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仏壇 |
Cabinet[edit | edit source]
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五斗櫃/五斗柜 | 箪笥 | 서랍장 |
Cooking Stove[edit | edit source]
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竈 |
Door Knocker[edit | edit source]
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門環/门环 |
Kotatsu[edit | edit source]
The kotatsu is a table frame covered with a blanket or bedding with a brazier underneath.
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炬燵 |
Pot Plant[edit | edit source]
The tray plant is a miniature of plant.
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盆景 | 盆栽 |
Round Cushion[edit | edit source]
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座蒲 |
Round Mat[edit | edit source]
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円座 |
Shintō Altar[edit | edit source]
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神棚 |
Shoe Cabinet[edit | edit source]
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下駄箱 |
Short-Leg Table[edit | edit source]
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ちゃぶ台 |
Square Cushion[edit | edit source]
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座布団 |
Hut[edit | edit source]
Ainu Hut[edit | edit source]
Mushroom House[edit | edit source]
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蘑菇房 |
Pit House[edit | edit source]
Slabstone House[edit | edit source]
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石板房 |
Stone House[edit | edit source]
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碉房 |
Ornament[edit | edit source]
Brick Carving[edit | edit source]
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磚雕/砖雕 |
Bronze Lantern[edit | edit source]
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金銅燈籠 |
Censer[edit | edit source]
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香爐/香炉 | 香炉 | 향로 |
Chigi[edit | edit source]
The chigi is a fork-shaped decoration on the roof.
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千木 |
Chīwěn[edit | edit source]
The chīwěn is a miniature of chī.
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蚩吻 |
Colour-Painting[edit | edit source]
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彩畫/彩画 | 단청 |
Door Gods[edit | edit source]
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門神/门神 |
Giboshi[edit | edit source]
The giboshi is a final for bridges.
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擬宝珠 |
Hanging Scroll[edit | edit source]
The hanging scroll is a piece of painting or calligraphy work for decoration.
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掛軸/挂轴 | 掛軸 | 족자 |
Lantern[edit | edit source]
The lantern is used for lighting.
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燈籠/灯笼 | 灯籠 | 등롱 |
Prayer Wheel[edit | edit source]
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轉經筒 | マニ車 | 마니차 | кюрдэ | འཁོར་ལོ། |
Roof Figure[edit | edit source]
The roof figure is a decoration used by the imperial buildings. Buildings of different hierarchy have different number of figures.
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脊獸/脊兽 | 잡상 |
Roof Log[edit | edit source]
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鰹木 |
Pagoda Shaft[edit | edit source]
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塔刹 | 相輪 |
Scholar's Rocks[edit | edit source]
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供石 |
Scholar's Water Rocks[edit | edit source]
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水石 | 수석 |
Shibi[edit | edit source]
The shibi is a miniature of a tail of shachi.
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鴟尾 |
Shígǎndāng[edit | edit source]
The shígǎndāng is a stone tablet to ward off evil spirits.
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石敢當/石敢当 | 石敢当 |
Stone Lantern[edit | edit source]
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石燈籠/石灯笼 | 石灯籠 | 석등 |
Stone Lion[edit | edit source]
The stone lion is a statue of guardian.
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石獅/石狮 | シーサー |
Wheel of Law and Crouching Deers[edit | edit source]
Partition[edit | edit source]
Blind[edit | edit source]
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簾 |
Folding Screen[edit | edit source]
The folding screen is several connected panels. They can block the entry of light and wind into the room and usually have painting or calligraphy works on them.
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屏風/屏风 | 屏風 | 병풍 |
Kichō[edit | edit source]
The kichō is a silk curtain supported by two T-rods.
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几帳 |
Mat Floor[edit | edit source]
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畳 |
Noren[edit | edit source]
The noren is several cloth stripes that block the sights from outside, usually used by shops.
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暖簾 |
Shitomi[edit | edit source]
The shitomi is a square-latticed shutter or door.
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蔀 |
Sliding Door[edit | edit source]
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襖 |
Spirit Screen[edit | edit source]
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影壁 |
Temporary Wall[edit | edit source]
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衝立 |
Roof[edit | edit source]
Cross-Ridge Roof[edit | edit source]
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十字脊頂/十字脊顶 | 십자형 지붕 |
Extended Gable Roof[edit | edit source]
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硬山頂/硬山顶 |
Gable Roof[edit | edit source]
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懸山頂/悬山顶 | 切妻造 | 맞배 지붕 |
Helm Roof[edit | edit source]
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盔頂/盔顶 |
Hip Roof[edit | edit source]
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廡殿頂/庑殿顶 | 寄棟造 | 우진각 지붕 |
Hip-and-Gable Roof[edit | edit source]
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歇山頂/歇山顶 | 入母屋造 | 팔작 지붕 |
Karahafu[edit | edit source]
The karahafu is a curved gable roof.
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唐破風 |
Tented Roof[edit | edit source]
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攢尖頂/攒尖顶 | 宝形造 | 모임 지붕 |
Roof Tile[edit | edit source]
Cylinder Roof Tile[edit | edit source]
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筒瓦 |
Eave-End Tile[edit | edit source]
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瓦當/瓦当 | 瓦当 | 와당 |
Glazed Roof Tile[edit | edit source]
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琉璃瓦 |
Oni Tile[edit | edit source]
The onigawara is a tile with oni.
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鬼瓦 |
Flat Tile[edit | edit source]
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板瓦 |
Room[edit | edit source]
Bath Room[edit | edit source]
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浴室 | 風呂 | 욕실 |
Man's Room[edit | edit source]
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사랑방 |
Kitchen[edit | edit source]
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廚房/厨房 | 台所 | 주방 |
Tea Room[edit | edit source]
The tea room is a room for tea ceremony gatherings.
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茶寮 | 茶室 | 자시쓰 |
Structure[edit | edit source]
Alcove[edit | edit source]
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床の間 |
Bed Stove[edit | edit source]
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炕 |
Cloister[edit | edit source]
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迴廊/回廊 | 回廊 |
Entry Area[edit | edit source]
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玄関 |
Floored Veranda[edit | edit source]
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廊臺/廊台 | 緣側 | 툇마루 |
Garden[edit | edit source]
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園林/园林 |
Intercolumnar Strut[edit | edit source]
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中備 |
Interlocking Brackets[edit | edit source]
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斗拱 | 組物 | 두공 |
Portico[edit | edit source]
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門廊/门廊 |
Stupa[edit | edit source]
The stupa is the structure that contains Buddhist relics.
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舍利塔 | 卒塔婆 | 스투파 |
Sunken Hearth[edit | edit source]
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アペオイ | 囲炉裏 |
Veranda[edit | edit source]
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檐廊 | 軒下 | 툇간 | 雨端 |
Stele[edit | edit source]
Dismounting Stele[edit | edit source]
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下馬碑/下马碑 |
Wall[edit | edit source]
Wall of White Grids[edit | edit source]
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なまこ壁 |
Window[edit | edit source]
Bell-Shaped Window[edit | edit source]
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火灯窓 |
Yard[edit | edit source]
Sānhéyuàn[edit | edit source]
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三合院 |
Sìhéyuàn[edit | edit source]
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四合院 |
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
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