sode 
KEY WORD : architecture / general term
 
Lit. sleeve.

1 A generic term meaning any structural element that is on the side of a main structure. This includes: the secondary pillars, sodebashira 袖柱, on a four-legged gate, *shikyakumon 四脚門; stones arranged on either side of stone steps called sode-ishi 袖石; a small short fence, sodebei 袖塀, on either side of a gate.

2 The part of a pan tile, *sangawara 桟瓦, that is covered by the next tile.

3 The lower parts on either side of an ogre tile, *onigawara 鬼瓦.
 
 

 
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