Word Meaning 矢倉

やぐら yagura

矢倉 is read as やぐら (yagura) and means caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods.

Meaning

English

  1. caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods

Reading

Kana

やぐら

Romaji

yagura

Writing Variants

  • 屋蔵 やぐら yagura
  • 岩倉 やぐら yagura
  • やぐら yagura
  • 谷倉 やぐら yagura
  • 矢蔵 やぐら yagura

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Synonyms 望楼,物見櫓, Rank 128267 Priority U

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