Word Meaning 町石卒塔婆

ちょうせきそとば chousekisotoba

町石卒塔婆 is read as ちょうせきそとば (chousekisotoba) and means stupa-shaped stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters) on a temple approach.

Meaning

English

stupa-shaped stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters) on a temple approach

Reading

Kana

ちょうせきそとば

Romaji

chousekisotoba

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 131609 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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wooden grave tablet

塔婆

とうば

wooden grave tablet

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ちょういし

roadside stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters)

石塔

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stone tower

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せきたんとう

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(Edo-period) town magistrate

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Machimura Faction (of the LDP)

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important local businessmen (in the Muromachi period)

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ちょうそんがっぺい

merger of towns and villages

町興し

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revitalization of a town

町筋

まちすじ

street