noun
bell-shaped window; flame-shaped window
A traditional architectural feature, typically found in temples, with a distinctive curved top resembling a bell or flame.
このお寺の花頭窓は鎌倉時代のものです。
The bell-shaped windows in this temple date from the Kamakura period.
花頭窓から柔らかい光が差し込んでいた。
Soft light was streaming in through the bell-shaped window.
Compound of 花頭 (katō, 'bell-shaped ornament') + 窓 (mado, 'window'). The kanji 火灯 and 華頭 are variant spellings.