露ろ盤ばん

noun

roban; base of a pagoda finial

Architectural term for the dew basin at the base of a pagoda's finial (sōrin). Also used as a general term for the base of a finial.

• 五重塔ごじゅうのとうの露ろ盤ばんには、雨う水すいを受うけるためのくぼみがある。

  The roban of a five-story pagoda has a depression to catch rainwater.