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回廊 (かいろう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
corridor ; gallery ; hallway ; cloister
Refers to a covered walkway, often surrounding a courtyard or garden, found in temples, palaces, or large buildings. Can also mean a simple indoor corridor or hallway.
美び
術じゅつ
館かん
の
回かい
廊ろう
に
は
彫ちょう
刻こく
が
並なら
ん
で
いる
。
Sculptures are lined up in the museum's gallery.
Written forms 回かい 廊ろう Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
廻かい 廊ろう Usage 5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 廻 is an older variant of 回.
Similar words 廊ろう 下か 廊下 is the common word for an indoor corridor or hallway in everyday buildings. 回廊 often implies a more architectural, historical, or aesthetic covered walkway, especially one that encircles a space.
Etymology Compound of 回 (kai, 'to go around') and 廊 (rō, 'corridor'), referring to a corridor that encircles or connects spaces. The spelling 廻廊 uses the older variant 廻 for 回.
