瓦当

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 瓦当 – see 瓦當 (“eaves tile; roof tile-end”).
(This term, 瓦当, is the simplified form of 瓦當.)
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
瓦 当
が
Grade: S		 とう
Grade: 2
kan’on
Alternative spelling
瓦當 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠to̞ː]

Noun
瓦当: round eave-end roof tile from Kawaradera temple in Nara, Japan

瓦(が)当(とう) • (gatō) 

  1. eave-end tile, a tile affixed to the end of a roof tile for use at building eaves

See also
  • 瓦(かわら) (kawara, “roof tile”)
  • 軒平瓦(のきひらがわら) (nokihiragawara, “flat eave-end roof tile”)
  • 軒丸瓦(のきまるがわら) (nokimarugawara, “round eave-end roof tile”)
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