江え戸ど間ま

noun

Edo-ma pillar spacing; standard pillar distance in eastern Japan

Refers to the traditional module used in Japanese architecture, specifically the center-to-center distance between pillars in the Kanto region, approximately 182 cm. Contrasts with 田舎間 (inaka-ma).

See also: 田舎間

• この古ふるい家いえは江え戸ど間まで設せっ計けいされている。

  This old house is designed using the Edo-ma module.

noun

Kanto-size tatami mat

A tatami mat made to the Edo-ma standard, typically about 176 cm by 88 cm. Slightly smaller than the Kansai-area 京間 (kyō-ma) mat.

See also: 田舎間

• 江え戸ど間まの畳たたみは京きょう間まより一ひと回まわり小ちいさい。

  Edo-ma tatami mats are a size smaller than Kyō-ma mats.