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格間 (ごうま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

格ごう間ま

ご

う

ま

Meanings

1

noun

coffer; caisson; lacunar

architecture

Architectural term for a sunken panel in a ceiling or dome. Used in technical or historical building contexts.

この寺じ院いんの天てん井じょうには美うつくしい格ごう間まが施ほどこされている。
The ceiling of this temple is decorated with beautiful coffers.

Kanji

格status, rank, capacity
間interval, space

Etymology

Compound of 格 (lattice, pattern) and 間 (space, interval), referring to the framed panels in a ceiling. The reading ごうま is a specialized architectural term.