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掘立柱建物 (ほったてばしらたてもの) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
earthfast building ; post-in-ground construction
architecture
Technical term in archaeology and traditional architecture for structures where wooden posts are set directly into the ground without a foundation stone.
この 遺い 跡せき から は 、 掘立柱ほったてばしら 建たて 物もの の 柱はしら 穴あな が 多た 数すう 見み つかっ て いる 。
Many postholes from earthfast buildings have been found at this site.
Written forms 掘立柱建物ほったてばしらたてもの
Standard kanji spelling for this architectural term.
掘ほ っ 立た て 柱ばしら 建たて 物もの
Alternate spelling with っ for the geminate consonant; less common but still used.
Etymology Compound of 掘り (hori, 'digging') + 立て (tate, 'standing') + 柱 (hashira, 'pillar') + 建物 (tatemono, 'building'), literally 'dug-standing-pillar building'. The geminate form 掘っ立て reflects colloquial contraction.