Refers to a hole or tunnel that goes sideways into a surface, such as a cliff or hillside. Not a vertical pit.
Several caves are visible on the mountainside.
This tunnel was used as an air-raid shelter.
tunnel tomb; horizontal stone chamber (Kofun period)
Archaeological term for a burial chamber dug horizontally into a mound or hillside, typical of the late Kofun period.
Many grave goods were excavated from the horizontal stone chamber of this kofun.
tunnel tomb; horizontal stone chamber tomb
horizontal stone chamber; corridor-type stone burial chamber
Standard kanji spelling; the reading おうけつ is rare and not used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 横 (yoko, 'side, horizontal') and 穴 (ana, 'hole'). The reading おうけつ is the on'yomi but is not used in modern Japanese.