side door; side gate; wicket gate
Refers to a small, secondary entrance, often a side door or wicket gate, typically in traditional Japanese architecture.
Please enter the garden through the side gate.
Old mansions sometimes have a wicket door.
forestalling; anticipating
side door; side gate; small door within a larger gate
small gate; wicket gate
Usually written in kana; the kanji spelling 潜り is rare and may be confused with other readings.
Kanji spelling is uncommon; the kana form is preferred.
Derived from the verb くぐる (to pass through a narrow opening), referring to a small entrance one must duck or squeeze through.