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物見櫓 (ものみやぐら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

物もの見み櫓やぐら

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の

み

や

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ら

Meanings

1

watchtower; observation tower; lookout

A raised structure used for keeping watch, often in historical or military contexts.

城しろの物もの見

み

櫓やぐら

から

敵てき

の

動うご

き

を

見み

張は

っ

て

い

た

。

They were watching the enemy's movements from the castle's watchtower.

火か事じを見みつけるために町まちに物もの見み櫓やぐらが建たてられた。

A watchtower was built in the town to spot fires.

Kanji

物thing, object, matter
見see, hopes, chances
櫓oar, tower

Related words

展てん望ぼう台だい
展望台 is a modern observation deck for scenic views, while 物見櫓 is a historical watchtower for surveillance.
見み張はり台だい
見張り台 is a general lookout post, often simpler; 物見櫓 implies a more substantial tower structure, especially in pre-modern settings.

Built from

物もの見み+櫓やぐら

Etymology

Compound of 物見 (ものみ, 'watching, lookout') and 櫓 (やぐら, 'turret, tower'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with feudal-era watchtowers.