Meanings
Readings
Common Words
turret; watchtower
high wooden stage; scaffolding
wooden frame (of a kotatsu)
Shogi
yagura; fortress
Archaic
weapons storehouse
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
Rare term
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
square latticed wooden frame for a kotatsu
Sumo
drums which announce the opening of a stage performance or commencement of bouts; the sound produced by such drums
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