Word Meaning 落し掛け

おとしがけ otoshigake

落し掛け is read as おとしがけ (otoshigake) and means cloud-shaped carving on the bottom of a transom.

Meaning

English

  1. cloud-shaped carving on the bottom of a transom
  2. lintel of the alcove in a tea room or a window in a shoin-style reception room
  3. metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi

Reading

Kana

おとしがけ

Romaji

otoshigake

Writing Variants

  • 落し懸け おとしがけ otoshigake
  • 落とし掛け おとしがけ otoshigake
  • 落とし懸け おとしがけ otoshigake

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 135591 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

落語

らくご

rakugo

落ちる

おちる

to come in (of money)

落下

らっか

fall

おち

punch line (of a joke)

落ち着き

おちつき

stability

落とす

おとす

to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

落ち込む

おちこむ

to fall into (e.g. a hole)

落ち葉

おちば

deciduous

落ち着く

おちつく

to settle down (in a location, job, etc.)

落とし物

おとしもの

lost property

落花生

らっかせい

peanut (Arachis hypogaea)