Word Meaning 権現造

ごんげんづくり gongenzukuri

権現造 is read as ごんげんづくり (gongenzukuri) and means style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway.

Meaning

English

  1. style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway

Reading

Kana

ごんげんづくり

Romaji

gongenzukuri

Writing Variants

  • 権現造り ごんげんづくり gongenzukuri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 42789 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

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現住建造物

げんじゅうけんぞうぶつ

inhabited building

非現住建造物

ひげんじゅうけんぞうぶつ

uninhabited building

熊野三所権現

くまのさんしょごんげん

kami of the three main Kumano shrines

熊野権現

ゆやごんげん

kami of the three main Kumano shrines

権勢

けんせい

power

権的

ごんてき

mistress

権門勢家

けんもんせいか

great and powerful person

改造

かいぞう

modding

構造

こうぞう

structure

木造

もくぞう

wooden

人造

じんぞう

artificial

新造

しんぞ

(another's) wife (usu. young)