Engawa

Engawa

Engawa (縁側 or 掾側, Engawa^?) refers to the typically wooden strip of flooring immediately before windows and storm shutters inside traditional Japanese rooms.^[1] Recently this term has also come to mean the veranda outside of the room as well, which was traditionally referred to as a nure'en (濡れ縁, nure'en^?).^[2]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ "En (縁, En^?)". Daijisen (大辞泉, Daijisen^?). (1995). Shogakukan (小学館, shougakukan^?). Retrieved on 2008-07-20. 
2. ^ "Engawa". Retrieved on 2008-07-20.

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