磚せん

noun

brick (Chinese-style)

Rare term referring specifically to bricks used in traditional Chinese-style architecture, as opposed to modern Western-style bricks (煉瓦).

See also: 煉瓦 (れんが)

• この寺じ院いんの壁かべには古ふるい磚せんが使つかわれている。

  Old Chinese-style bricks are used in the walls of this temple.