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面付錠 (つらづけじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

面つら付づけ錠じょう

Meanings

1

noun

rim lock

A type of lock mounted on the surface of a door or gate, as opposed to a mortise lock. Technical term used in hardware and construction contexts.

古ふるい家いえの玄げん関かんには面つら付づけ錠じょうが付ついていた。
The front door of the old house had a rim lock.

Written forms

面つら付づけ錠じょう
Standard kanji spelling for this technical term.
面つら付づけ錠じょう
Variant spelling with okurigana け; both forms are used.

Kanji

面mask, face, features
付adhere, attach, refer to
錠

lock, fetters, shackles

Similar words

鎌かま錠じょう
A rim latch, a simpler surface-mounted latch without a deadbolt, while 面付錠 typically includes a locking mechanism.
箱はこ錠じょう
A mortise lock that is installed inside a pocket cut into the door edge, contrasting with the surface-mounted 面付錠.

Etymology

Compound of 面 (つら, 'surface') + 付け (つけ, 'attaching') + 錠 (じょう, 'lock'), literally 'surface-attached lock'.