Word Meaning 磐座

いわくら iwakura

磐座 is read as いわくら (iwakura) and means dwelling place of a deity (usu. in reference to a large rock).

Meaning

English

dwelling place of a deity (usu. in reference to a large rock)

Reading

Kana

いわくら

Romaji

iwakura

Writing Variants

岩座いわくら iwakura

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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即座

そくざ

immediate

星座

せいざ

constellation

正座

せいざ

seiza

上座

じょうざ

chief seat

講座

こうざ

academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)

口座

こうざ

account (e.g. bank)

銀座

ぎんざ

Ginza (Tokyo neighborhood)

座

ざ

attaches to the names of constellations

連座

れんざ

sitting in a row (in the same seat)

一座

いちざ

(one) statue

王座

おうざ

throne

胡座

あぐら

sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)