noun
A raised wooden tower, often part of a castle or fortification, used for observation or defense.
城の櫓から敵の動きを見張った。
They watched the enemy's movements from the castle turret.
noun
high wooden stage; scaffolding
A temporary raised wooden platform used for festivals, performances, or construction.
祭りのために広場に櫓が組まれた。
A high wooden stage was set up in the square for the festival.
noun
The wooden lattice or frame that supports the futon over a kotatsu heater.
See also: 炬燵
こたつの櫓が古くなったので新しいのを買った。
The wooden frame of the kotatsu got old, so I bought a new one.
noun
yagura; fortress (shogi)
In shogi, a defensive formation where the king is protected inside a castle-like structure of pieces.
矢倉囲いは将棋の代表的な戦法の一つだ。
The Yagura castle is one of the representative strategies in shogi.
noun
weapons storehouse
Archaic term for a building where weapons were stored; rarely used in modern Japanese.
古文書には、城の武器庫を「櫓」と記した例がある。
In old documents, there are examples where the castle armory is written as 櫓.
Originally referred to a raised wooden structure for storage or defense. The kanji 櫓 is a phono-semantic compound with 木 (wood) and 魯 (foolish), but the semantic connection is unclear; likely a borrowing or adaptation.